Argentina's Health Ministry said it will expand its hantavirus investigation to
western Mendoza Province and dispatch an expert team. Citing rodent habits and
epidemiological criteria, the team—comprising Argentina's National Laboratory,
the Carlos Malbrán Institute and US CDC experts—will work in Mendoza from the
8th to 12th, deploying traps for long‑tailed pygmy rice rats and other rodents
linked to hantavirus transmission. Samples will be initially processed at a
field laboratory, stored locally, then transferred to the Malbrán Institute.
