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'Smear campaign': Ushuaia rejects claims it was ground zero for Hantavirus outbreak

Euronews · May 12, 2026, 11:59 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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A landfill in Ushuaia, Argentina, is suspected to be the source of the hantavirus outbreak. Local authorities reject the theory, saying the province never recorded a case of the hantavirus.

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'Smear campaign': Ushuaia rejects claims it was ground zero for Hantavirus outbreak

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