Old wounds reopened

Forest fires have prompted both humans and wildlife to move to new places, increasing the risk, said Roberto Debbag, vice-president of the Latin American Society of Vaccinology, while tourism trends have also had an impact.

The health ministry said technical health teams will travel to Ushuaia in Argentina's Tierra del Fuego Province to capture and analyze rodents in areas linked to the route of the Dutch couple believed to have been exposed to the virus.