The Argentine city that lives off tourism and denies being the origin of the hantavirus outbreak

AI Briefing

• – Ushuaia, Argentina, is not considered an endemic area for hantavirus, despite being the departure point of the cruise ship where the outbreak occurred.
• – The city's high reliance on tourism may have contributed to a smear campaign, with some officials suggesting that the source of the outbreak may not have originated in Ushuaia.
• – The Andes strain of hantavirus, which is endemic in surrounding provinces, can be transmitted between humans and is highly lethal, with a mortality rate above 30%.