Experts: Hantavirus Detected in Tierra Del Fuego, but No Link to Cruise Outbreak
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The rodents captured in Ushuaia, as part of the investigation into the outbreak of hantavirus within the MV Hondius cruiser, made it possible to detect the presence of the virus in the southernmost province of the country, something that had not been recorded so far. The viral variant found is “related” to the Andes virus, but does not genetically coincide with the one that caused the outbreak on the boat, according to the national reference lab…
The Argentine Ministry of Health reported this Monday that it detected for the first time the circulation of hantavirus in wild rodents of Ushuaia, the city from where the cruise ship MV Hondius sailed, although it ruled out that the identified variant is related to the outbreak recorded in the boat, which caused three deaths and 13 contagions.
Experts: Hantavirus detected in Tierra del Fuego, but no link to cruise outbreak
Experts detect hantavirus in rodents captured in Tierra del Fuego Province, although the strain differs from the one responsible for the outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship.
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The Argentine Ministry of Health reported this Monday that it detected for the first time the circulation of hantavirus in wild rodents of Ushuaia, the city from where the cruise ship MV Hondius sailed, although it ruled out that the identified variant is related to the outbreak recorded in the boat, which caused three deaths and 13 contagions.
A variant of hantavirus was identified in mice captured in the Fireland, different from that found on the cruise ship MV Hondius, which caused three deaths, the Ministry of Health of Argentina announced on Monday.
A variant of hantavirus has been identified in mice captured in Fireland.
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