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Santa Fe Confirms Third Hantavirus Death of 2025 After 40-Year-Old Dies in Ibarlucea

Health officials opened contact monitoring after linking a recent stay in Entre Ríos to the case.

Overview

  • She was admitted to the Hospital Eva Perón intensive care unit on December 23 with fever and muscle pain and died on December 25 after a rapid deterioration.
  • Epidemiologists flagged a three‑week cabin stay in Victoria, Entre Ríos as a likely exposure, prompting notification of that province and control‑of‑focus actions in Ibarlucea.
  • The province counts 13 confirmed infections in 2025 from 445 suspected investigations, including two earlier deaths, with most positive cases reported in men.
  • National surveillance reports about a 17% rise in cases versus the 2020–2024 average, with roughly 70% of infections concentrated in the Central region during the seasonal peak.
  • There is no vaccine or specific antiviral; transmission occurs mainly via inhalation of aerosolized rodent excreta, so authorities urge prompt medical evaluation and strict ventilation, wet cleaning, and rodent‑control measures.