Three Die on Tourist Boat Near Ushuaia as Scientists Set Traps to Test for Hantavirus
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Three people died aboard a tourist boat near Ushuaia, Argentina, prompting scientists to deploy hundreds of traps in the Tierra del Fuego region to study local rodents for potential hantavirus contamination. Researchers are investigating whether the deadly virus, which is transmitted to humans through contact with infected rodent droppings or urine, may be present in the area's wildlife population. The deaths on the excursion vessel have raised concerns about a possible hantavirus outbreak in the popular tourist destination at the southern tip of South America.