Argentina expands hantavirus probe, sending teams to trap and test rats in Mendoza
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina on Friday said it was expanding its investigation into the origins of the hantavirus outbreak that struck an Atlantic cruise ship last month, sending scientists to trap and test rats in the western province of Mendoza while lab results are pending from the southernmost city of Ushuaia. Argentine authorities said biologists from the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were joining the mission next week in Mendoza. The rare outbreak on the...
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