Hantavirus -- Chile
A new case of a hantavirus infection has been confirmed in the Los Lagos region, a 56 year old man from Cochamo who had a positive test that confirmed the virus that is transmitted by the long-tailed mouse. The man was cleaning out a shed in the community, where he was infected by the hantavirus. He was taken to the hospital in Concepción to be connected to mechanical ventilation and remains under treatment.
A 2nd man is a suspected case, and he remains in the Los Lagos region, where
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5659912&promed&0
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