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Hantavirus in Argentina

inactive
0 signals (30 d)
Americas ARG

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)

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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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