HEALTH & SOCIETY Scientists head south for hantavirus fact-finding probe 14-05-2026 15:05 Experts to investigate whether there is hantavirus circulating in Ushuaia from next week; Results expected in four weeks.
HANTAVIRUS HEALTH SCARE Health body investigating hantavirus hit by fresh Milei budget cuts 14-05-2026 00:23 President Javier Milei’s government has reduced funding for the ANLIS-Malbrán Institute, the epidemiological body tasked with investigating whether hantavirus is present in Argentina.
HEALTH WHO confirms eight cases of Andes hantavirus in outbreak 14-05-2026 00:10 Eight people infected in hantavirus outbreak aboard MV Hondius cruise ship have tested positive for Andes virus; 'No indication' strain of hantavirus has mutated, says EU agency.
HEALTH & SOCIETY No hantavirus outbreak in Argentina, only isolated cases, says expert 06-05-2026 17:17 Argentina's Health Ministry recorded 42 cases of hantavirus this year, and 101 this epidemiological year, but the risks of an outbreak are extremely rare.
CRUISE SHIP DRAMA Expert: ‘Unlikely’ cruise ship hantavirus outbreak originated in Ushuaia 05-05-2026 15:52 A health expert in southern Tierra del Fuego Province says it’s “unlikely” that the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship originated in Ushuaia, from where the vessel departed.
Cruise ship tragedy Race to find port for cruise ship battling deadly rodent virus 05-05-2026 12:39 So far, two hantavirus cases have been confirmed – including in one of the fatalities – with five further suspected cases among the 147 passengers and crew.
Cruise ship terror Three die from suspected hantavirus on Atlantic cruise ship that departed from Ushuaia 03-05-2026 21:55 Three people have died on a cruise ship travelling from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde, one from a confirmed case of hantavirus.