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13/05/2026

Argentine city tries to shrug off hantavirus ship ‘patient zero’ suspicions

Argentina’s city “at the end of the world” Ushuaia, the jump-off point for expeditions to the Antarctic, has been labouring under suspicion of being the source of the deadly hantavirus outbreak that killed three cruise ship passengers. The MV Hondius set sail from this spectacular Patagonian port, sandwiched between snow-capped mountains and the South Atlantic, on April 1. Five days later, a Dutch man who had travelled through South America on a birdwatching trip with his wife, developed...

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Quest for a rare bird, a landfill stop, & a deadly virus: How did 'patient zero' catch hantavirus?

ACTU

12/05/2026

Quest for a rare bird, a landfill stop, & a deadly virus: How did 'patient zero' catch hantavirus?

A Dutch ornithologist, Leo Schilperoord, has been identified as patient zero in a deadly hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship. Authorities suspect he and his wife contracted the virus from rat droppings during a birdwatching trip in Argentina. The outbreak led to multiple deaths and a global health alert.

Times of India

Quest for a rare bird, a landfill visit, a deadly outbreak: How Leo Schilperoord became hantavirus 'patient zero'

Monde

12/05/2026

Quest for a rare bird, a landfill visit, a deadly outbreak: How Leo Schilperoord became hantavirus 'patient zero'

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Argentine city tries to shrug off hantavirus ship ‘patient zero’ suspicions

Quest for a rare bird, a landfill stop, &amp; a deadly virus: How did 'patient zero' catch hantavirus?

Quest for a rare bird, a landfill visit, a deadly outbreak: How Leo Schilperoord became hantavirus 'patient zero'

Quest for a rare bird, a landfill stop, & a deadly virus: How did 'patient zero' catch hantavirus?