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Hantavirus in Argentina

local
9 signals (30 d)
Americas ARG
Last signal 6d ago

Overview

Argentina is in the Americas hantavirus context. The country has documented circulation of ANDV (Andes virus).

Argentine Patagonia (notably Chubut and Río Negro) is the region of highest Andes-virus activity. ANDV is the only hantavirus with documented person-to-person spread; the 2018–2019 Epuyén cluster traced 34 cases / 11 deaths to a single chain of close-contact transmission.

Sources for the above: Martínez et al., NEJM 2020 (Epuyén super-spreader cluster) · Padula et al., Virology 1998 (first molecular evidence of ANDV person-to-person)

Reservoir species

  • Oligoryzomys longicaudatus

Endemic strains

ANDV HPS
Andes virus
CFR: ~25–40% (HPS)

Signal trend (last 30 days)

Daily signal volume
0 this week vs 3 the week before
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26 May 10 Jun 24 Jun
Languages of the conversation
pt 4 es 1 it 1 el 1 de 1 fr 1

Signal volume = mentions in monitored sources (CDC, WHO, ECDC, news in 17 languages), not confirmed clinical case counts. Buckets are UTC days.

Recent signals from Argentina

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9 recent items, latest first. Click through to the original publisher.

  1. News GNEWS-ES-AR · 6d ago ·AR · es
    Hantavirus en Argentina: la letalidad alcanzó un récord histórico en la temporada 2025-2026 - Infobae
    Hantavirus en Argentina: la letalidad alcanzó un récord histórico en la temporada 2025-2026 Infobae
    Indexed 5m ago Source ↗
  2. News GNEWS-PT-BR · 10d ago ·AR · pt
    Argentina não encontra roedores com cepa de hantavírus ligada a surto em cruzeiro - Folha de S.Paulo
    Argentina não encontra roedores com cepa de hantavírus ligada a surto em cruzeiro Folha de S.Paulo
    Indexed 5m ago Source ↗
  3. News GNEWS-PT-BR · 11d ago ·AR · pt
    Hantavírus em cruzeiro: cientistas não encontram em província da Argentina roedores portadores da cepa Andes - O Globo
    Hantavírus em cruzeiro: cientistas não encontram em província da Argentina roedores portadores da cepa Andes O Globo
    Indexed 5m ago Source ↗
  4. News GNEWS-IT-IT · 17d ago ·AR · it
    L’Argentina amplia le indagini sull’hantavirus delle Ande - RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera
    L’Argentina amplia le indagini sull’hantavirus delle Ande RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera
    Indexed 5m ago Source ↗
  5. News GNEWS-EL-GR · 18d ago ·AR · el
    Αργεντινή: Έρευνα για εστία hantavirus και τα κενά στην επιτήρηση - sbctv.gr
    Αργεντινή: Έρευνα για εστία hantavirus και τα κενά στην επιτήρηση sbctv.gr
    Indexed 5m ago Source ↗
  6. News GNEWS-DE-AT · 18d ago ·AR · de
    Hantavirus-Ausbruch: Argentinien weitet Suche aus - news.joyn.at
    Hantavirus-Ausbruch: Argentinien weitet Suche aus news.joyn.at
    Indexed 5m ago Source ↗
  7. News GNEWS-FR-FR · 18d ago ·AR · fr
    Hantavirus : l'Argentine étend à une autre province la recherche sur de potentiels rongeurs vecteurs - franceinfo
    Hantavirus : l'Argentine étend à une autre province la recherche sur de potentiels rongeurs vecteurs franceinfo
    Indexed 5m ago Source ↗
  8. News GNEWS-PT-BR · 18d ago ·AR · pt
    Argentina vai estender a outra província estudo de roedores por hantavirus - UOL Notícias
    Argentina vai estender a outra província estudo de roedores por hantavirus UOL Notícias
    Indexed 5m ago Source ↗
  9. News GNEWS-PT-BR · 18d ago ·AR · pt
    Argentina ampliará busca por hantavírus para outra província, além do local de onde navio partiu - O Globo
    Argentina ampliará busca por hantavírus para outra província, além do local de onde navio partiu O Globo
    Indexed 5m ago Source ↗