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A child contracted Hantavirus and was referred to General Roca
The boy, 11 years old, was derived from the zonal hospital to a nursing roquense Bariloche, where evolving favorably. His father died last August as a result of the virus.
A boy, aged 11, of this city contracted hantavirus after having been in contact with his father, who died last August following the virus.
This was stated by the zonal hospital director Bariloche, Victor Parodi, who reported yesterday that studies confirmed that the child was infected hanta virus.
The child was referred in early Friday from Bariloche to zonal hospital Sanatorium John XXIII, of General Roca, where he remains hospitalized and evolving favorably.
Parodi said that the boy was admitted on Thursday at the zonal hospital with symptoms such as those produced by hantavirus and as there was high suspicion because his father had died the first days of last August by the disease, it was decided to refer early.
He explained that because the hospital decided to refer Bariloche zonal currently has no pediatric therapy.
The boy's father was a firefighter in the city. He was 55 years and was the chief of the detachment of Villa Catedral.
On that occasion, Parodi reported that sent six samples taken at firefighter died and their families to be analyzed at the Institute Malbr?n. He indicated that the sample was positive firefighter and the five remaining samples were negative.
Parodi said yesterday that when sampling in people with no symptoms of the disease, the result of the study can be negative, as in the case of the boy.
She said she kept the family group warns against the possibility that some of the relatives of the deceased firefighter, presented symptoms of hantavirus.
He said the boy was doing his normal activities and attended, for example, classes. Yesterday, some radios were heard voices of concern from parents of students who attend the school where the child attends affected.
However, Parodi said transmitted tranquility and staff area of epidemiology and environmental health today visit the school to inform the education community and remove doubts.
Parodi said that Bariloche is considered endemic in the area where the virus persists and will continue for several years. Therefore, it is key to implement preventive measures.