International07 May 2026

Argentina to test rodents at origin point of hantavirus-hit cruise ship

Argentina's ​health ministry will ‌carry out rodent trapping and analysis ​in the ​southern city of Ushuaia, ⁠the origin ​point of a ​cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, ​it said ​in a statement on ‌Wednesday.

Officials ⁠are always reconstructing the itinerary of Dutch citizens ​who ​traveled ⁠in Argentina and Chile ​and later presented ​symptoms ⁠of hantavirus on the cruise, ⁠the ​statement ​said.

- Reuters
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