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A bird-watching circuit successful a region that had ne'er recorded a hantavirus lawsuit is now astatine nan halfway of an urgent investigation, arsenic Argentine officials analyse whether a Dutch mates unknowingly brought nan deadly microorganism aboard a cruise vessel aft a extremity astatine a landfill.
Argentina’s starring presumption is that a Dutch mates whitethorn person been exposed to rodents while visiting nan landfill during nan circuit successful nan metropolis of Ushuaia, contracting nan microorganism earlier boarding nan cruise ship, 2 Argentine officials investigating nan origins of nan outbreak told The Associated Press connected Wednesday.
Hantavirus usually spreads by inhaling contaminated rodent droppings. The World Health Organization (WHO) said human-to-human transportation is uncommon, but possible.
Authorities antecedently said Ushuaia and surrounding Tierra del Fuego state had ne'er recorded a hantavirus case.
RARE HANTAVIRUS HUMAN-TO-HUMAN TRANSMISSION SUSPECTED ON LUXURY CRUISE SHIP WHERE 3 HAVE DIED
Health workers successful protective cogwheel evacuate patients from nan MV Hondius cruise vessel into an ambulance astatine a larboard successful Praia, Cape Verde, connected May 6, 2026. (Misper Apawu/AP)
The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius vessel is astatine nan halfway of an outbreak that has already killed 3 passengers and sickened respective others. Contact tracing is underway crossed Europe and Africa to way imaginable dispersed among passengers who person since disembarked.
Testing successful Switzerland, South Africa and Senegal has confirmed that this is nan Andes strain, according to authorities. The WHO says nan version is recovered chiefly successful Argentina and Chile that tin dispersed done adjacent contact, though rare.
The MV Hondius cruise vessel is anchored astatine a larboard successful Praia, Cape Verde, connected May 6, 2026. (Misper Apawu/AP)
Swiss officials said a man who returned from the cruise sought curen aft processing symptoms and was instantly isolated. They said he tested affirmative for nan Andes strain.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday that 3 suspected cases were evacuated from nan alloy and are being transported to nan Netherlands for treatment.
An ambulance evacuates patients from nan MV Hondius cruise vessel to nan airdrome successful Praia, Cape Verde, connected May 6, 2026. (Misper Apawu/AP)
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"At this stage, nan wide public wellness risk remains low," Tedros said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
