Argentina & Netherlands

Argentina: Argentina is experiencing a surge in hantavirus cases, with 101 infections reported since June 2025, double the previous year. The country is also investigating if it is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which departed from Ushuaia, Argentina. The changing climate conditions in Argentina are believed to be contributing to the spread of the virus.

Netherlands: Two Dutch citizens died from hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship. Argentina is sending genetic material and testing equipment to the Netherlands to help detect the virus.

Argentina: Argentina is investigating the origin of the hantavirus outbreak, as the initial infected couple spent time in the country.

Netherlands: The Netherlands is the destination for the MV Hondius for cleaning and disinfection, and Dutch nationals and other passengers were quarantined upon arrival.

Argentina: Argentina is suspected to be the source of the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, with investigators tracing cases to a birdwatching trip in Ushuaia. The country has also seen a surge in hantavirus cases attributed to climate change.

Netherlands: The Netherlands is involved as two of the deceased passengers were Dutch nationals, and Dutch authorities are working to arrange repatriation of symptomatic passengers and the body of one deceased individual.

Argentina: Argentina is the departure point for the MV Hondius cruise, though health officials believe the hantavirus outbreak did not originate there.

Netherlands: The Netherlands is the flag state of the MV Hondius and its final destination after the evacuation in the Spain — Canary Islands.

Argentina: Argentina is experiencing a surge in hantavirus cases and is being investigated as the potential source of an outbreak on a cruise ship.

Netherlands: The Netherlands is receiving patients evacuated from a cruise ship with suspected hantavirus infections.