Hantavirus -- Argentina
The Ministry of Health recommends: camp in a sunny area, free of weeds and trash where no rodent nests are found," as well as "do not go into the forest, into places that have brush and where there are no warning signs stating that it is a safe area."
For rural area residents: "precautionary measures must be taken when carrying out tasks in rural areas," and in that sense, "dampen down areas before cleaning and wear eye, nose, and mouth protection in order to not breathe rodent excrements
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6178716&promed&0
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