Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journey
Officials are tracing passenger itineraries and rodent exposure as 101 infections since June 2025 raise concern over Argentina’s role in the outbreak.
- On Wednesday, the Argentine Health Ministry dispatched Andes virus RNA and testing equipment to laboratories in Spain, Senegal, South Africa, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to aid investigations into a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship.
- Experts attribute the surge in hantavirus cases to climate change, which has created conditions allowing rodents to flourish in new regions; Argentina now reports 83% of cases in its far north, a significant shift from Patagonia.
- Investigators are tracing the movements of a Dutch couple who died after sightseeing in Ushuaia, Argentina, before boarding the vessel, while the World Health Organization confirmed three deaths linked to the outbreak.
- Following the evacuation of three passengers, the MV Hondius departed for Spain on Wednesday after being moored off Cape Verde since Sunday, and authorities continue monitoring contacts to prevent further transmission.
- Andes strain remains the only hantavirus known to spread between humans, though the risk to the public is low, with officials emphasizing that ongoing surveillance and testing are critical to managing the outbreak's spread.
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