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International Business Times UK
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Where Did the Deadly Hantavirus Originate? Argentina Scrambles to Investigate Source to Prevent Global Spread

3D medical animation still showing Hantavirus (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Argentina has launched a widening Hantavirus origin investigation after a deadly outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship left three passengers dead, others critically ill, even as international health authorities are racing to trace how a rare rodent-borne virus may have spread across continents.

Officials say the focus is now on whether the infection began in South America before passengers boarded the vessel in Ushuaia in April 2025.

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