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Ushuaia Denies Landfill Blame, Tests Rodents After Cruise Deaths

5/15/2026

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Ushuaia’s health ministry calls the landfill theory a smear campaign harming tourism and blaming Chile.
Scientists will trap rodents at the landfill to test for the Andes hantavirus strain linked to the cruise-ship outbreak.
The outbreak has yielded eleven reported cases, nine confirmed infections and three deaths among passengers and crew.
Local officials accuse Chilean operators of spreading rumors to promote their ports as Antarctica’s preferred gateway.

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Ushuaia’s health ministry calls the landfill theory a smear campaign harming tourism and blaming Chile.
Scientists will trap rodents at the landfill to test for the Andes hantavirus strain linked to the cruise-ship outbreak.
The outbreak has yielded eleven reported cases, nine confirmed infections and three deaths among passengers and crew.
Local officials accuse Chilean operators of spreading rumors to promote their ports as Antarctica’s preferred gateway.