Old wounds reopened
Hantavirus outbreak on cruise renews painful memories for residents of Argentine village
Updated: 2026-05-18 09:49
Nevertheless, Mailen remembers the stigma. "We felt very discriminated against," she said.
Others recall being banned from shops in nearby towns.
Isabel Diaz, 53, survived the outbreak with a different stigma — her father, Victor Diaz, was labeled "patient zero", and attended the birthday party while displaying the early symptoms of hantavirus.
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