Tag: Hantavirus outbreak

• Thursday, May 7th 2026 - 09:06 UTC

  Foreign Office statement on the Hantavirus outbreak and UKOTs under support

  

  A statement from Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on the Hantavirus outbreak, “The outbreak of Hantavirus is very serious and deeply stressful for those affected and their families. The UK response is being led by the UK Health Security Agency working with the WHO.

• Friday, April 18th 2025 - 18:19 UTC

  Epidemic protocols enacted in Argentine Patagonia after 2 hantavirus deaths

  

  Two deaths from hantavirus in Argentine Patagonia, one in San Martín de los Andes, in the province of Neuquén, and another near Epuyén, in the province of Chubut, have raised alarms among health authorities, leading to the isolation of the victims' close contacts while upping preventive measures.

• Friday, January 25th 2019 - 10:07 UTC

  Hantavirus outbreak in Argentine Patagonia: WHO news alert

  

  At least eleven people have died in Argentina after becoming infected with hantavirus, a disease carried by rats and other rodents, according to a news alert from the World Health Organization (WHO).