Epidemic protocols enacted in Argentine Patagonia after 2 hantavirus deaths

Epidemic protocols enacted in Argentine Patagonia after 2 hantavirus deaths

Two deaths from hantavirus in Argentine Patagonia, one in San Martín de los Andes, in the province of Neuquén, and another near Epuyén, in the province of Chubut, have raised alarms among health authorities, leading to the isolation of the victims' close contacts while upping preventive measures.

(OPI Chubut) – A woman from El Bolsón died on Wednesday in the vicinity of Epuyén after having contracted hantavirus. She is a woman of about 30 years of age who died in El Pedregoso, a few kilometers from Epuyén, and the victim of the disease was in the home of her partner. Hantavirus is a viral disease transmitted by wild rodents and the case that shocked the region of Chubut was confirmed by the mayor José Contreras. The official said that “t…

A new death by hantavirus triggered alerts in Argentinian Patagonia. In the last few hours, a woman died in Chubut and became the ...

A 38-year-old man died in the Neucan town of San Mart n de los Andes, after having against hantavirus, so the health authorities of the province activated the epidemiology protocols.

The health authorities of Neuquén identified about ten people who were in close contact with the young man who died in San Martín de los Andes due to hantaviruses, while a similar operation was started in the Chubutense town of Epuyén, where a woman died after contracting the disease. The director of the Ramón Carrillo Hospital of San Martín de los Andes, Rita Martín, confirmed the identification of ten people who were with Oscar Fabián Tripaila…

NOTE in #LU19 to Juan Canigia, from the Epidemiology area of San Martín de los Andes The Entry Alert in Neuquén: One man died from Hantavirus and there are 10 isolated people was first published in News of Río Negro and Neuquén.