Hantavirus in Chile: First Death of the Year Confirmed in Santiago Metropolitan Region

2023-11-20 22:34:00

Au Chilithe Secretaría Regional Ministerial de Salud (SEREMI) confirmed the first death of the year in the Santiago Metropolitan Region due to Hantavirus.

According to a press release from the authority, the deceased was 34 years old and came from the town ofThe mountain. The affected person began showing symptoms of the illness on November 6. His condition having worsened, he was admitted to the hospital in Talagantewhere he was diagnosed and died.

It is likely that the virus responsible is virus Andes which is endemic in this vast Andean region of Chile and whose reservoir is the long-tailed pygmy rice rat (Oligoryzomys longicaudatus).

Recommendations for hikers:

Use designated sites for camping or day detention. Do not sleep in contact with grass. Use a tent with a floor, zipper and no holes. Travel on designated trails. Do not venture into bushes and meadows Maintain good hand and food hygiene. Consume drinking water, bottled, boiled or disinfected, and do not collect wild fruits in areas where the presence of rodents is evident .Keep waste in closed containers; if necessary, bury them.Store food in sturdy, closed containers. Do not leave pots and utensils within the reach of rodents.

Source: Radio Agricultura (Chilean broadcasting network belonging to the landowners’ association, Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura)

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