Tourist hotspot at 'end of the world' denies causing hantavirus outbreak
The BBC reports from the city of Ushuaia, where experts have been sent to investigate the origins of the outbreak.
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Notable Quotes
"In Tierra del Fuego we have no record of hantavirus cases in our history."
— Juan Facundo Petrina , Other
"The case requires more study because ecosystems are changing."
— Eduardo López , Academic
"No tiene mucho sentido que se hable del basural, en todo caso puede haber ratas, no ratones."
— Esteban Daniels , Other
"prácticamente nulas las posibilidades de que el contagio se haya originado en la provincia."
— Juan Petrina , Academic
"Lamentablemente el buque salió de acá, pero es claro que no es Ushuaia el lugar que tiene que ser apuntado."
— Juan Petrina , Academic
"Personalmente creo que estamos en una campaña de desprestigio del destino."
— Juan Petrina , Academic
Key People
He is the head of the Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the Ricardo Gutiérrez Children's Hospital in Buenos Aires.
Esteban Daniels is an ornithological guide in Ushuaia.
He is the director of epidemiology in Tierra del Fuego province, Argentina.
He is associated with the Fuegian Tourism Institute.
Juan Petrina is the provincial director of Epidemiology in Tierra del Fuego.
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The BBC reports from the city of Ushuaia, where experts have been sent to investigate the origins of the outbreak.
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Tierra del Fuego health authorities have dismissed claims that the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship originated in Ushuaia, stating that the possibility is 'practically zero'.
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