Argentina expands hantavirus probe, sending teams to trap and test rats in Mendoza

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Argentina has expanded its investigation into a recent hantavirus outbreak by sending teams to trap and test rats in Mendoza province. This follows occurrences of the virus on an Atlantic cruise ship and ongoing lab tests in Ushuaia.

Argentina on Friday said it was expanding its investigation into the origins of the hantavirus outbreak that struck an Atlantic cruise ship last month, sending scientists to trap and test rats in the western province of Mendoza while lab results are pending from the southernmost city of Ushuaia.