An intrafamily cluster of three cases of hantavirus was registered in the town of Cerro Centinela, in Chubut, during the last epidemiological season. The results of genomic studies revealed a similarity of 99.99% between the sequences of the three patients, which is compatible with an interhuman transmission chain, although it was not ruled out [...]
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The episode involved three cohabitants who developed symptoms successively. The epidemiological report also detailed the cases recorded in the southern region.
An intrafamily cluster of three cases of hantavirus was registered in the town of Cerro Centinela, in Chubut, during the last epidemiological season. The results of genomic studies revealed a similarity of 99.99% between the sequences of the three patients, which is compatible with an interhuman transmission chain, although it was not ruled out [...]