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Argentines hunting for source of hantavirus outbreak trap rats in southernmost city
Argentine investigators searching for the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise last month were trapping rodents in the forests surrounding the southernmost city of Ushuaia

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According to ABC News’s source item, Argentines hunting for source of hantavirus outbreak trap rats in southernmost city, Argentine investigators searching for the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise last month were trapping rodents in the forests surrounding the southernmost city of Ushuaia
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- Argentines hunting for source of hantavirus outbreak trap rats in southernmost cityABC News - 2026-05-19T21:15:08+00:00
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