Argentine authorities trap rats to hunt for source of deadly hantavirus outbreak

May 20, 2026 - 02:00
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Argentine authorities trap rats to hunt for source of deadly hantavirus outbreak
A person on a ship is raising their hand in a wave to someone out of the frame.

Argentine investigators searching for the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise that set sail last month were trapping rodents in the forests surrounding the southernmost city of Ushuaia on Tuesday, with the aim of detecting the possible presence of the virus in an area previously thought unaffected.