Dutch couple
Coverage of Dutch couple in the Nexus archive.
- Argentina expands hantavirus probe, sending teams to trap and test rats in Mendoza
Argentina is expanding its investigation into a hantavirus outbreak linked to an Atlantic cruise ship by sending teams to trap and test rats in Mendoza. Scientists, including U.S. CDC biologists, are collaborating to trace the origin of the Andes hantavirus, which caused two deaths among Dutch tourists before boarding the ship in Ushuaia.
- Experts reveal likely cause of deadly cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
Experts believe a hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship started before it set sail, possibly from a Dutch couple's birdwatching trip near an Argentine landfill. The couple may have come into contact with infected mice or rats. This outbreak is being investigated.
- Argentina investigators zero in on possible origin point of hantavirus in deadly cruise outbreak
Argentine officials are investigating a possible hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, suspecting a Dutch couple may have contracted the virus after visiting a landfill in Ushuaia. The outbreak has killed three passengers and sickened several others, with contact tracing underway across Europe and Africa. The World Health Organization says the overall public health risk remains low.