EFENEWS
07.05.2021 - 18: 37H
- 19 people are suspected of being infected after visiting the Baltzola caves in the municipality of Dima.
- The onset of symptoms of the first suspected cases took place in mid-April.
A total of ten people have been hospitalized for Q fever and another 19 are suspected of being infected after visiting the Baltzola caves in the Biscayan municipality of Dima.
As reported by the Health department, the 29 people visited the cave during the incubation period of the disease, which goes from 14 to 39 days, so access has been closed. These caves can be visited with a rope that guides the route and also widely used by climbers.
The onset of symptoms of the first suspected cases took place in mid-April and since then the Department of Health and the rest of the institutions have started cleaning and disinfecting the caves by an authorized company and fencing off access for prevent the passage of animals.
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