Argentina investigates link to deadly hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

Health authorities in Argentina are working to determine if the country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has claimed several lives on an Atlantic cruise ship. The virus, which can cause a serious and often fatal lung disease, is typically transmitted by rodents. Experts will be sent to the Ushuaia area to capture and test rodents linked to the route taken by the affected passengers. The World Health Organization reports eight suspected cases, with three confirmed by laboratory testing.