Argentine city tries to shrug off hantavirus ship ‘patient zero’ suspicions

Ushuaia, Argentina, a port city known as the "end of the world" and a departure point for Antarctic expeditions, is facing suspicions as the origin of a hantavirus outbreak. The cruise ship MV Hondius departed Ushuaia on April 1st. Five days later, a Dutch passenger, who had previously traveled through South America, developed symptoms of hantavirus, a disease transmitted by rodents. This outbreak resulted in the deaths of three cruise ship passengers, leading to the city grappling with these suspicions.