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Argentina, CDC Test Rodents After Andes Hantavirus Cruise Outbreak

6/6/2026

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Argentine officials and CDC scientists are testing rodents in Malargue, Mendoza, June 8-12 to investigate the outbreak that killed three.
The hantavirus strain is the Andes variant, not endemic to Mendoza.
At least 11 passengers were infected after the cruise left Ushuaia in April.
Laboratory analysis continues on over 100 rodents captured in Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego last month.
World Health Organization says the outbreak is not a pandemic threat.

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Story summary

Argentine officials and CDC scientists are testing rodents in Malargue, Mendoza, June 8-12 to investigate the outbreak that killed three.
The hantavirus strain is the Andes variant, not endemic to Mendoza.
At least 11 passengers were infected after the cruise left Ushuaia in April.
Laboratory analysis continues on over 100 rodents captured in Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego last month.
World Health Organization says the outbreak is not a pandemic threat.