Venezuela says three people with confirmed hantavirus have died
The health ministry said the cases were isolated and that two Barinas deaths remain under investigation.
- 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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The Ministry of Health confirmed the death of the minor in the district of Penonomé, while the authorities reiterate the call to strengthen cleaning measures in the presence of rodents.
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The transmission from person to person is excluded. The virus spreads through urine, feces and saliva of infected rodents.
The Venezuelan authorities have confirmed three deaths associated with the hantavirus in the state of Anzoátegui in the east of the country, but have ensured that there are no indications of transmission between people. The government has further removed any relationship between these cases and the recent death of two doctors in Barinas.
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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