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Ushuaia rejects claims it was ground zero for hantavirus
Filed: May 12, 2026 at 8:04 AM ET
Summary: Ushuaia authorities reject claims the city was ground zero for a hantavirus outbreak.
WHO: Local authorities in Ushuaia
WHAT: Ushuaia rejected the theory that a landfill in the city was the source of the hantavirus outbreak.
WHEN: May 12, 2026 at 7:59 AM ET
WHERE: Ushuaia, Argentina
WHY: Local authorities rejected the landfill-source theory, saying the province never recorded a hantavirus case.
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