Hantavirus found in Tierra del Fuego rodents, no link
By The BriefBrief
Argentina’s Health Ministry says a hantavirus variant in Tierra del Fuego rodents differs from the one tied to the MV Hondius outbreak.
WHO:Argentina’s Health Ministry; ANLIS-Malbrán Institute
WHAT:Tests found hantavirus in rodents in Tierra del Fuego, but the viral variant differed from that in human cases linked to the MV Hondius outbreak.
WHEN:Jun 29, 2026 at 3:14 PM ET
WHERE:Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
WHY:The Health Ministry said the variant detected in Tierra del Fuego rodents is different from the variant in human cases associated with the MV Hondius outbreak, ruling out the analysed rodents as the source of infection linked to that event.
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