Venezuela says three people with confirmed hantavirus have died
- On Tuesday, Venezuela's health ministry reported three confirmed hantavirus deaths in eastern Anzoategui state, with officials stating the virus spreads through inhalation of particles from rodent waste in rural areas.
- The ministry reported the virus is transmitted by rodents in rural and agricultural areas, principally by inhaling particles of urine, feces or saliva in enclosed spaces. They emphasized there is no scientific evidence of person-to-person transmission in the country.
- Separately, two health professionals died in Barinas state; the ministry reported these cases remain unconnected to the Anzoategui incidents and are specific events that do not represent a risk to the health of the community.
- While the ministry maintains local transmission is rodent-borne, The Andes virus is the only known hantavirus that can spread through close, prolonged human-to-human contact, underscoring medical personnel protocols.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last month it ended its response to a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, nearly two months after the virus killed three people.
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3 killed by hantavirus in Venezuela
Three people diagnosed with hantavirus have died in Venezuela, according to the country’s health ministry. Venezuela’s Ministry of Health announced the deaths on Tuesday in the state of Anzoátegui. It did not say when the patients became ill or provide details about their ages. It said there is no evidence of person-to-person transmission in Venezuela. Hantaviruses are a family of viruses carried by rodents and typically spread to humans through…
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Venezuela confirms 3 people have died of hantavirus infections, with 2 more deaths suspected
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela confirmed on Tuesday that three people died of infections of hantavirus, but stressed there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission in the South American country, which has rarely reported cases of the rodent-borne disease in…
The official report details that the cases occurred in Anzoátegui and that the epidemiological surveillance teams remain operational. They claim that there is no evidence of transmission between people and call for strengthening prevention measures in rural communities.
Venezuela’s Ministry of People’s Power for Health announced the death of three people after being infected with hantavirus
Three people suffering from Hantavirus died in the eastern state of Anzoátegui, confirmed today the Ministry of Health of Venezuela. "We reported the unfortunate death of three patients in Anzoátegui with confirmed diagnosis of Hantavirus," the ministry said in a statement published on their social networks. The names of the deceased were not mentioned, nor other details. "There is no scientific evidence of person-to-person transmission in our c…
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