ISLAS CANARIAS. Mayo 9. (Consorcio Internacional de Periodistas JMH).  En el año 2018 se produjo en Epuyén, una pequeña localidad rural de la provincia de Chubut en el sur de Argentina el brote más peligroso del hantavirus. 11 personas de las que se habían reunido para un cumpleaños, murieron. Otras resultaron gravemente enfermas pero sobrevivieron. ¿La tasa de letalidad? 32 por ciento. Similar al Covid 19.  In 2018, the most dangerous hantavirus outbreak occurred in Epuyén, a small rural town in the province of Chubut in southern Argentina. Eleven people who had gathered for a birthday celebration died. Others became seriously ill but survived. The case fatality rate? 32 percent. Similar to Covid-19. It all started with a single introduction of the virus from a rodent, the long-tailed pygmy rice rat, but three people with symptoms attended social gatherings and became "super-spreaders," according to the study published by researchers in the New England Journal of Medicine.