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Thursday, May 9th 2013 - 12:26 UTC
Outbreak of mice-vector hemorrhagic fever in Argentina; attacks in rural areas
A 31-yeaar old farm hand died and a 12-year old adolescent has been hospitalized in the province of Santa Fe following an outbreak of Argentine hemorrhagic fever (FHA) caused by the viral agent Junin and transmitted by camp mice.
The contagion potential of the disease covers a wide area of central Argentina: the provinces of Buenos Aires, Cordoba, La Pampa and Santa Fe, with other strains of the disease in Paraguay and Bolivia.
The death and hospitalization were confirmed by the Epidemiology Director from the city of Rosario...
Thursday, May 9th 2013 - 12:26 UTC
Outbreak of mice-vector hemorrhagic fever in Argentina; attacks in rural areas
A 31-yeaar old farm hand died and a 12-year old adolescent has been hospitalized in the province of Santa Fe following an outbreak of Argentine hemorrhagic fever (FHA) caused by the viral agent Junin and transmitted by camp mice.
The contagion potential of the disease covers a wide area of central Argentina: the provinces of Buenos Aires, Cordoba, La Pampa and Santa Fe, with other strains of the disease in Paraguay and Bolivia.
The death and hospitalization were confirmed by the Epidemiology Director from the city of Rosario...