‘Almost zero’ chance Dutch man got hantavirus in Argentina’s Ushuaia, official says

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-08 · 21:05 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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A provincial health official in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, stated on Friday that there is an "almost zero" chance a Dutch man who died of hantavirus contracted the illness in Ushuaia. Juan Petrina, director of epidemiology for the province, based this assessment on the virus's incubation period. The Dutch man and his wife boarded the MV Hondius cruise ship in Ushuaia on April 1 and spent 48 hours in the city before departing. Both individuals subsequently died from the hantavirus. The official's statement addresses the origin of the outbreak linked to the cruise ship.

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They spent 48 hours in Ushuaia before setting sail.

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The couple boarded the MV Hondius in Ushuaia on April 1.

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The Dutch man and his wife died of the virus.

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There is an 'almost zero' chance the Dutch man contracted hantavirus in Ushuaia.

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The assessment is based on the virus's incubation period.

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There is an “almost zero” chance that the Dutch man linked to the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship contracted the disease in the Argentine port of Ushuaia, a provincial health official said on Friday.Juan Petrina, director of epidemiology for Tierra del Fuego province, where Ushuaia is located, told reporters that his assessment was based on the virus’s incubation period, among other factors.The Dutch man and his wife, both of whom died of the virus, boarded the Hondius in Ushuaia on April 1. They spent 48 hours in the city before they set sail.

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