Overview
- A 40-year-old woman from Ibarlucea was admitted to the Hospital Eva Perón intensive care unit on December 23 with fever and muscle pain and died on December 25 after rapid deterioration.
- Provincial teams initiated contact monitoring and control-of-focus actions in Ibarlucea and notified health authorities in Entre Ríos for epidemiological follow-up.
- Santa Fe has confirmed 13 hantavirus cases in 2025 after assessing 445 suspected infections, with three deaths recorded this year.
- The National Epidemiological Bulletin reports a 17% year-over-year increase versus the 2020–2024 average, with about 70% of cases concentrated in the Central region.
- Officials emphasize there is no vaccine or specific antiviral and urge ventilation of closed spaces, wet cleaning, use of gloves and N95 masks, and sealing rodent entry points.