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Hantavirus cases nearly doubled in Argentina in the past year. Experts say climate change is to blame

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5/9/2026

Hantavirus cases nearly doubled in Argentina in the past year. Experts say climate change is to blame

Hantavirus cases in Argentina have almost doubled in the past year, with the country recording 32 deaths alongside its highest number of infections since 2018. The rise comes as Argentine authorities race to trace the footsteps of a couple who traveled extensively in the country and later died amid an outbreak of the.

Argentina's hot spot for Antarctic cruises insists it didn't cause the hantavirus outbreak
Washington Times5/8/2026

Argentina's hot spot for Antarctic cruises insists it didn't cause the hantavirus outbreak

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Officials in Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province are challenging the idea that the ongoing deadly hantavirus outbreak may have emerged there, pushing instead for investigations into the other Argentine provinces that passengers visited before boarding the ill-fated Atlantic cruise ship.