Hantavirus -- Argentina
The Ministry of Health in Chubut province confirmed 3 more deaths from [a] hantavirus [infection] on [9 Jan 2019], meaning the current death toll from the outbreak has reached 9 people.
Those who lost their lives were 2 women and a 16-year-old, reported La Nación, all of whom were being treated in Esquel hospital [Chubut]. One of the women was the daughter and sister of 2 people who have already died from the outbreak which started in the small town of Epuyen, near the Chilean border.
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6257067&promed&0
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