 By far, it has been responsible for the most recorded cases of HPS in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay combined and contributes to a large amount of kidney failure cases.Although it can be carried by both humans and rodents, "Andes orthohantavirus" is most commonly found in the "Oligoryzomys longicaudatus", a species of pygmy rat native to the Chile-Argentina region, and in other cases, in the "Abrothrix longipilis," a long-haired grass mouse.