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Tierra del Fuego
Coverage of Tierra del Fuego in the Nexus archive.
- As hantavirus fears mount, birders defend Argentine cruise city as avian paradise
The city of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina is being defended by birders as an avian paradise despite hantavirus fears. The Magellanic woodpecker can be found on trees in this region. Birders are promoting the area's unique wildlife.
- Opinion: The cruise ship hantavirus outbreak is a warning sign to the U.S.
A cruise ship has been affected by a hantavirus outbreak, resulting in three deaths and seven illnesses, with the World Health Organization coordinating the response. The ship, MV Hondius, is currently anchored off Cape Verde. The suspected cause is hantavirus, a rodent-borne pathogen with no cure and no approved vaccine.