Chile: Hantavirus 2012

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RISK OF HANTAVIRUS IN LOS LAGOS: URGE BUSH CAMPING IN AREAS WITHOUT
Officials from the Health Seremi localities have come Chiquihue and Ensenada to report on measures to be taken to prevent the disease. During January the disease was confirmed in a man aged 44, from El Manzano.
Wednesday February 1, 2012 | by Patricia G. Sch?ller / Naci?n.cl

The plague of mice that struck last year to some rural communities in the Lake District, has become a constant concern of the authorities for the eventual increase of hantavirus , a disease transmitted by a virus found in wild mice or long-tailed.
The concern has intensified in recent weeks, when there are many vacationers who settle in campsites and cabins live a few months have been uninhabited, making riskier infection.
Because of the exaggerated increase of rodent population in the south, the Health Ministry decreed July 11 passed a health alert in the regions of Bio Bio, Los Lagos and Aysen.
During the month of January this year confirmed one case of Hantavirus in Los Lagos, a man for 44 years , from the sector El Manzano .
In 2011, confirmed 11 cases of the disease in the area , 3 of whom died . The deceased were 2 men, 33 and 43, and a woman of 73 years.
CHINQUIHUE AND ENSENADA
In recent days, officials from the Health Seremi Lakes ( in the photo ) audited several campsites and provides recommendations to prevent this disease can be fatal.
As part of the cross plan "Safe Summer" , visited sectors Chinquihue and later visited the campsites located in the road to Ensenada.
In this last sector verified the conditions of hygiene ( waste management and bathrooms ), in addition to chlorination of water , to prevent the occurrence of enteric diseases.
SEALED CONTAINERS
Alejandro Parada, Zoonoses in charge of Health Seremi Los Lagos, said that "generally in summer the population is more exposed to long-tailed mouse , when you visit more rural areas or campsites with lush vegetation " . The veterinarian said that maintaining basic measures visiting campsites, such as " installing tents in areas without brush , keeping trash in closed containers and store food in a safe place avoiding the risk factors. "
HEALTH ALERT
The health alert issued on last year by the Minsal was established by 3 months and sought to prevent any cases of Hanta.
The excessive growth of the population of mice in Los Lagos and Aysen is attributed to milder temperatures (about 2 degrees) and the flowering of the Associate (cane), staple food of rodents.

MEASURES
Measures to prevent infection that have been implemented in Maharashtra include:
- Keep grass cut and remove brush, weeds and pasture s, 30 feet around your home.
- Maintain the yard and surrounding area free of debris and rubble , (wood or tools used).
- Place fodder or firewood bundles and 30 meters of housing . If working with wood is recommended mask, spray it with bleach and washing hands.
- The wineries of firewood, food, feed or bales, must be located 30 meters from their home.
- Store food (grains, potatoes, seeds) in closed and resistant.
SYMPTOMS HANTES
The disease initially presents as a flu with fever , muscle aches , headache, n?usesas, vomiting and stomach pain.
Symptoms can appear from 5 to 45 days after being exposed to any risk activity.

 

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http://diario.latercera.com/2012/02...so-de--virus-hanta-en-carcel-el-manzano.shtml
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Confirms second case of hantavirus in jail El Manzano

The victim is out of life-threatening. In the prison, an inmate died Thursday from the same cause.

by Alvaro Guerrero


The Public Health Institute (ISP) confirmed the case of a second inmate infected with hantavirus in jail El Manzano of Concepcion. The inmate entered the Regional Hospital Concepci?n last Tuesday, with symptoms of the disease.

The Health SEREMI Boris Oportus indicated that the individual is out of life-threatening and has received the necessary treatment for recovery. "He's in the ICU. It is serious, but not connected to mechanical ventilation," he said.

This adds to Navarrete Hector Soto, who was killed as a result of cardiac arrest due to disease caused by long-tailed mouse.

In that sense, the health authority argued that the controls have been strengthened. "That has led to the doubling of the surveillance activities that we are with Seremi Gendarmerie and Justice (...). In the coming days we will launch a micro ecological study of rodents that are in the areas surrounding the prison," said .

The focus would have occurred in the modules 52 and 55 of the new concession of the prison unit. "If the outbreak is due to a breach of contractual obligations that the licensee has with the State of Chile, of course we will pursue them," said Justice SEREMI Roberto Coloma.

Meanwhile, in the Maule Region, the ISP confirmed the death of Santiago hanta 43, which would have been infected while vacationing in Potrero Grande, Curic?

 

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Minister of Health evaluated in field outbreak of hantavirus in Prison Complex

CONCEPTION. - On the eighth day of the epidemic outbreak of hantavirus in Prison and Jail Manzano Concessioned The Bio Bio Health Minister, Jaime Ma?alich, arrived in Concepcion to develop an inspection and declare a health alert in the region, for the deaths of two inmates.

After his tour of the jail concession, the Minister Ma?alich said "I was worried because the level of information they have is still incomplete. We need to strengthen these measures, so that they are the primary agents of their care, and is not to come close to areas that are potentially dangerous and are identified early or check if symptoms appear. "

Later in the prison hospital, the Secretary of State visited three inmates, who were subjected to tests to establish or exclude the presence of hantavirus.

In addition, Ma?alich Hospital Guillermo Grant Benavente was with two other prisoners, where he reported that "in the Intensive Care Unit is enabled an extra bed, another room has been arranged as Intensive Care Unit, with four additional beds and no other place in the ICU for cardiac surgery, with two additional beds, ie the Base Hospital of Concepci?n are a total of seven seats intensive treatment for patients who could develop and eventually required treatment of high complexity. "

The authority of government ruled to suspend visitation as the hanta not spread from person to person, but could even register the case until March 15 as the "incubation period of this disease once it is inhaled (...) until the first symptoms (...) can be extremely long, up to 40 days. "

Also explained that on Monday will launch an operation with the population with the delivery of health kits "with bleach, masks, education flyers to extend this protection to the people who live around the prison and that of course can be worried and need additional information, "said the minister.

In the Hospital of Los Angeles died another victim of hantavirus. This is a man who underwent Huepil tasks in the town, a case was described as sporadic.

 

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Hantavirus Outbreak in Chilean Region
Escrito por Ileana Ferrer Fonte
lunes, 06 de febrero de 2012

Santiago, Chile, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean Ministry of Health declared a sanitary alert in the central southern region of Bio Bio on Monday, due to an outbreak of hantavirus in the zone.

The measure was decreed after two inmates of a local prison died of that disease, and three other prisoners were confirmed with the symptoms of the disease.

"It will be extremely rare that this disease was not hanta," stated Health Minister Jaime Ma?alich, after mentioning that the country has to wait for the result of clinical tests to confirm it...

 

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Chilean government confirms four deaths from hantavirus

February 9, 2012 | Filed under: HEADLINES,Health | Posted by: Matt Niner
SANTIAGO ? The Ministry of Health has informed us that today, the fourth death from a recent outbreak of hantavirus has been confirmed in Chile.

The fourth fatality was reported from a hospital in Los Angeles, while the first three were reported in Concepci?n, according Undersecretary of Public Health Jorge D?az.

The minister announced that five other people had been infected with the virus, but had survived the ordeal and been discharged from the hospital

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http://ilovechile.cl/2012/02/09/chilean-government-confirmed-deaths-hantavirus/47703

 

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Confirms fourth victim of hantavirus in the country

This is a man who died last Saturday in Los Angeles.

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A new product fatality hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome confirmed yesterday the Secretary of Health, Jorge Diaz. The man died Saturday in Los Angeles, VIII Region. That brings to nine confirmed cases in the country.

To this, add four more to be confirmed. The first in the Region of Coquimbo, a place that has not produced infections in the past 16 years. The carrier would be a man of 54 years in the district of Monte Patria, who was active within a warehouse, where he was in contact with rodents. On Tuesday afternoon admitted to the Hospital de Ovalle with symptoms such as muscle aches, headache, fever plus boxes. Since its admission is isolated, waiting for the diagnosis of the Institute of Public Health (ISP). However, Diaz considered unlikely that the result is positive.

Are added to the previous cases of a seven-year-old resident of a rural area in San Javier, a farm worker who was admitted yesterday at the Hospital Guillermo Grant Benavente, and a small two years. Regarding the latter, however, the Health SEREMI Biob?o Oportus Boris said that "entered the Hospital Higueras. Apparently not be suspected hantavirus, but a gastrointestinal problem, since it was camping in Ca?ete."

Meanwhile, workers suspected the contractor Sodexo, inside the prison El Manzano II, were discarded.

Moreover, now come to the Hospital of Concepci?n ISP staff. The end is installed in the center of care rapid diagnostic test. This let you know, within no more than three hours if there is contagion. If it is positive, the test is 100% safe. Otherwise, it reaches a 97% safety.

"You are transferring analytical methodology, sensitive technology and high specificity so that we can discern in less than three hours if the patient is positive or negative," said the director (s) of the ISP, Ruben Verdugo.

With regard to the mode of transmission of disease during the last hour there has been an increase in the population of long-tailed mice and a change in its habitat.

Among the factors that influence these modifications are the numerous outbreaks of forest fires that have affected the central-south, in addition to the drought affecting the country. Being a wild rodent, the people most at risk of infection are those living in thinly populated rural areas, like the people doing recreational activities in these sectors.

In terms of prevention, health authorities decreed a health alert in the regions of Bio Bio and Araucania north, where they have concentrated most of the cases. They have also prepared a prevention campaign between the V and XI Region, which includes the delivery of leaflets to the population.

 

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Two possible cases of hantavirus found in Santiago
February 10, 2012 | Filed under: HEADLINES,Health | Posted by: Matt Niner

SANTIAGO ? The Ministry of Health has announced that it believes that the first cases of hantavirus in Santiago have been found. One patient was hospitalized today in the capital and remains in serious condition.
mouse hanta virus disease Two possible cases of hantavirus found in Santiago

A 22-year-old man was brought into the Cl?nica Alemana with various symptoms similar to those of the hantavirus. It is reported that he had recently been camping with a group of scouts in the southern regions of Chile, where the recent outbreak first began.

At the moment, there is not definitive evidence that the young man is infected with the virus...

 

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Reo is the third case of hantavirus detected in jail El Manzano

It is the twelfth case in the country this year. Criminal records and two deaths from the virus.

by Alvaro Guerrero


A third case of hantavirus was found yesterday in jail concession Conception The Apple II. Contagion is also the twelfth is recorded nationwide this year.

According to the Health SEREMI Biob?o an inmate is 28 years, serving detention under section 54 of the enclosure, near the two prisoners-of the modules 52 and 55 - who died of hantavirus earlier this month.

Boris Oportus, SEREMI local health, said the victim was taken to the Hospital Guillermo Grant Benavente. "He was hospitalized in the ICU and underwent rapid test Elisa local, which was positive. The person is stable, supportive care and under medical supervision," he said.

He added that the inmate is in a highly complex unit, so have taken the necessary measures to avoid health complications.

Oportus explained that this case is not related to the 37 tests that were delivered on Monday and ruled out the presence of the virus in 14 officers and 23 inmates. "They were cataloged as epidemiologically that could correspond to risk. This is a new patient, but it is within the new cases can occur where they are 45 days as defined. We can not rule anything out until at least March 15," said, adding that the waiting period has to do with the incubation of the disease caused by long-tailed mouse.

The SEREMI also said that samples were sent to the ISP for confirmation of infection.

Meanwhile, the Regional Directorate of Gendarmerie reported are as directed by the Seremi of Health, Health Alert decreed in both units and instructed a series of preventive measures such as the sanitation of the modules

 

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16/02/2012

ISP confirmed the fourteenth case of Hantavirus in the country

This is a 14-year-old boarding school in Los Angeles.
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The Public Health Institute of Chile (ISP), confirmed the presence of hanta virus in samples taken from a 14 years old, is hospitalized at the Hospital of Los Angeles in the Region of Santiago.
With this increased to 14 the number of people infected with the deadly virus.
The agency reported that as of Friday will continue the analysis of samples of prison inmate patient Manzano Guillermo Grant Benavente Hospital of Concepci?n, and the patient in the Hospital San Jose in Santiago, suspected of having contracted the disease

 

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http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacion...anta-en-los-angeles-es-el-mas-complicado.html
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Condition worsens 14 year old girl infected with Hanta in Los Angeles

The child, who is the greatest concern at the national level had to be taken to the Hospital Regional de Concepci?n, for connection to mechanical ventilation.
Photo: Christian Zuniga, The Mercury ISP confirms new case of Hanta virus in Talca Court admits writ of gendarmes Conception for hantavirus outbreak in criminal Ma?alich notes that are being analyzed 40 reviews daily for suspected Hanta Institute of Public Health confirmed two new cases of Hantavirus See more Hanta Virus
SANTIAGO. - The Minister of Health, Jaime Ma?alich , said that currently the greatest concern of Hanta virus in the country is the under 14 years of Los Angeles in the Region of Santiago.

The lower yesterday became the fourteenth patient with the virus be confirmed by the Public Health Institute (ISP) so far this year.

The young man had been admitted earlier this week Base Hospital Los Angeles presented the symptoms of the disease, after participating in a walk in a rural area scout.

The minister said the teenager Ma?alich "not progressing well" and that in the last few hours had to be taken to the Hospital Regional de Concepci?n, for connection to mechanical ventilation.

"This is the case that has us most concerned from the point of view of its evolution," the official said, to make a new assessment of the disease.

The minister said that this is the second year that we have presented the highest number of cases of Hanta in recent years, with 14 cases to date, being second only to 2010 when there were 17 infections in the same period ( from 1 to 16 January).

According to this report, the region with more cases of virus transmission is the B?o, with 5 people, followed by La Araucania (4), Maule (2), and O'Higgins, the Lakes and Rivers, with an infected individual.

We can say that all regions have been victims of Hanta forest fires and water shortages plaguing the country, which are a major cause cited by the Ministry of Health to explain the arrival of long-tailed mouse (carrier of Hanta) to areas closer to urban radio, which has caused the high number of infections.

Also, Ma?alich announced that the third potential case of Hanta registered in jail El Manzano II of Concepcion, was completely discarded, so only two inmates have been found infected with the virus in this criminal, who eventually died.

For its part, the director of the ISP, Maria Teresa Valenzuela, reported that it established a network of five laboratories for the presumptive diagnosis of the virus in regional hospitals in Talca, Concepci?n, Temuco and Puerto Montt, and Gustavo Fricke Hospital in Vina Sea, whose analysis will be sent to one of three venues confirmed: the ISP and the Catholic University in Santiago and the Universidad Austral in Valdivia.

 

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ISP confirms two cases of hantavirus in Rancagua and Valdivia

New virus infections rise to 13 cases recorded this year in the country.

by A. Guerrero and G. Sandoval

The Public Health Institute (ISP) yesterday confirmed two new cases of hantavirus in the country and raise to 13 the infections that have occurred this year.

Patients correspond to a 26-year-old is admitted to the Hospital of Rancagua, and an adult of 48 years, remaining in the regional medical center of Valdivia.

In addition, this evening will know the diagnoses of two patients suspected of having contracted the virus.

This is a woman of 44, who earlier this month traveled to the Ninth Region, to Caburga sector, and presented a fever and respiratory failure early Tuesday, prompting her committed to the hospital San Jose, Santiago.

The second case study is a 28 year old inmate who is serving a sentence in jail El Manzano of Concepcion.

The inmate, who was transferred to the ICU of the Hospital Guillermo Grant Benavente, was housed in module 54 of the enclosure, close to the halls 52 and 55 who lived in the two prisoners who died of hantavirus earlier this month, triggering an alert health in the prison.

The 13 confirmed cases in the country, so far this year, far outweigh the seven infections that occurred in 2011 on the same date.

Furthermore, the level of product lethality hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome-virus reaches 40%, prompting health authorities to expedite the diagnosis of suspected cases.

They deny prison closing

Health Minister, Jaime Ma?alich ruled yesterday the closure of the prison El Manzano of Concepcion, following the reported infections.

The request was made by the president of the Prison Officers' Association of Biobio, Oscar Ulloa, to prevent risk situations occurring and sicker.

In this regard, Ma?alich said the measures adopted sanitation and disinfection prevent new infections. "We warned that closing the prison had no sense, because thanks to the efforts we have made, about the health alert, the penalty is not a place where there may be new infections," the health minister.

However, Ma?alich warned that you may encounter new cases of hantavirus in the compound, but, if so, would correspond to the initial epidemic outbreak and the incubation period of 45 days in the virus. "It is highly likely to have new cases in the prison until March 31, when you close the maximum incubation period of cases that may have been infected before 27 January," added the authority.

Oscar Ulloa, meanwhile, said that within the prison were living an uncertain environment. "Workers and inmates are not at ease, because the cases have increased," he said, and insisted on evacuating the enclosure is made a deep sanitization.

As preventive measures in the prison, sealed ducts water drainage, where rodents are presumed to have initiated the focus of infection.

We also determined desmalezamientos perform on the slopes of the hill, a health campaign that includes the 10 000 people residing in the sector and application of herbicides to remove vegetation that is home to rodents.

 

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ISP confirms first case of hantavirus in Valparaiso and contagion rises to 16

This is a 65 year old man, who made trips in rural areas of Algarrobo.

by ME P?rez and G. Sandoval


The Public Health Institute (ISP) yesterday confirmed its first case of hantavirus in the Region of Valparaiso, bringing to 16 the infections that have occurred in the country, so far this year.

This is a man of 65, who is hospitalized in the ICU of Hospital Carlos van Buren in Valpara?so. According to the Health SEREMI Region V, Jaime Jamett during the past six weeks, the patient underwent trips in rural areas of Algarrobo, where he would have had the infection.

To this is added that the patient stayed in a family property of sporadic use, which increases the risk factor of infection, as the hanta-virus lodges in enclosed and poorly ventilated.

This new case expands the map of areas affected by the action of the virus, which until last weekend was centered between the regions of O'Higgins and Los Lagos.

According to the epidemiological report, the 16 confirmed infections by 60% than the 10 cases reported in the same period last year and near the statistics for 2010, when there was a major virus outbreak, which reached a fatality rate of the order 37%. That is, causing the death of one in three infected patients.

So far, the ISP has confirmed the deaths of four people in Biobio and Maule, a cardiopulmonary syndrome caused by the virus.

Following the outbreak remains a health alert in the regions of Bio Bio and Araucania, where they have been rapid tests that can diagnose in just three hours of infection. It also coordinated an extension of the laboratory network, to streamline the confirmations and initiate prompt treatment of patients, which helps reduce the risk of aggravating his paintings.

 

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Increase to 18 cases of Hanta virus in the country
Wednesday February 22, 2012 | 7:14
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A 18 increased cases of Hanta virus in the country, after the Public Health Institute (ISP) confirming one in the B?o-B?o and another in Los Lagos.

To decentralize the Ministry of Health diagnoses will, on Friday, five more qualified laboratories in the country.

The case of the B?o-B?o is a 21 year old, who have contracted the virus in a supermarket where he works as Repositioning. It is in serious condition, admitted to the Hospital Regional de Concepci?n.

The second infected is a 20 year Maull?n City in the Lake District, whose case was confirmed by the Laboratory of Microbiology of the Universidad Austral de Valdivia.

Two new facts about the virus in addition to the 16 existing, and that from the ISP expect no increase. For that, together with the Ministry, on Friday inaugurated the last of the 5 diagnostic laboratories.

These would be in Concepcion, Vina del Mar, Talca, Temuco and Puerto Montt. Between Thursday and Friday would be trained personnel needed to implement the sample testing sites as confirmed by the director of the ISP, Maria Teresa Valenzuela.

The director also added that there will be two centers of confirmation to be added to the ISP, one at the Universidad Austral de Valdivia and one at the Catholic University.

The previous symptoms of Hanta virus are similar to flu symptoms, including muscle aches, and fever respitarorios, but without inflammation of the tonsils.

 

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Hantavirus mortality reached 26.7% of all cases confirmed by the ISP in 2012 February 24, 2012 ? 20:25

Despite the increase of cases analyzed and the number of infected patients, the mortality of hantavirus in the country reached 26.7% of all cases confirmed by the Public Health Institute (ISP) this 2012, according to director this institution, Maria Teresa Valenzuela.
The epidemiologist said that what is explained by the measures implemented in the laboratory network in the southern region for early detection of disease, implementing the Elisa technique for serological diagnosis of infection.
"This is the year that have investigated the largest number of suspected cases, exceeding 92% the number of sample analysis in the previous year, which allowed us to generate a capacity for timely response in the treatment of patients preventing its deterioration and decreasing mortality, "said Valenzuela.
Meanwhile, since 1 January this year to date, the ISP has analyzed 250 samples, of which 18 people were confirmed with the disease, four of them resulting in death.
In addition, the ISP reported that at the same date this Friday in 2010, the institution analyzed 93 samples, 130 in 2011, and so far this year have already been analyzed 250 suspected cases.

 

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http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=482201&Itemid=1
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Growing number of infected with hantavirus in Chile

Santiago de Chile, February 27 (PL) The Public Health Institute (ISP) in Chile confirmed a score of national danger infected with hantavirus, which resulted so far in four deaths. Last weekend two new cases were detected in the southern region of the Rivers and in the capital, a five year old and a 22 year old admitted to the Clinic of Santiago Davila. The new way to tackle the virus, according to the health portfolio, is suspected of early disease in order to avoid the 60 cases of infection occurring in an average year, with a mortality rate of 37 percent. In this sense, Sylvia Santander, director of the Institute of Public Health, said that the main ways to make address this endemic problem are education and prevention. Dr. Gonzalo Valdivia, a member of the Chilean Society of Respiratory Diseases, said the risk for hantavirus is greatest in rural areas, predominantly wild Long-tailed mice, transmitters of wrong. The disease is acquired, detailed, breathing air contaminated by saliva, urine or feces of an infected mouse, food or water contaminated with urine, feces or saliva of rodents or direct contact with feces or secretions from infected mice. Also by touching any object in which the deposit of the virus (tools, utensils, furniture, clothing) and then bring the hand to the nose, eyes or mouth, and finally, if you are bitten by an infected mouse. rate mortality from the disease worldwide is about 50 percent. lac / tpa

 

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http://www.diarioladiscusion.cl/ind...-nuevo-caso-de-hanta-en-la-provincia-de-nuble
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ISP confirms new case of hantavirus in the province of ?uble

Details Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 2:23

In the afternoon yesterday, the Public Health Institute (ISP) confirmed that the samples sent from Concepcion and preliminarily tested positive had revealed a new case of Hantavirus in the B?o B?o.
Thus, the number of infected, so far this year, reached 21 in the country, and seven in the region.
According to information provided by the Bio Bio Health Seremi to the discussion, the patient is a man of 56, who works as a farm worker.
According to the first record, infection with the virus would have occurred when cleaning a septic tank unprotected Niquen, municipality of San Gregorio, ?uble.
The man was admitted to hospital 3 days ago Chill?n, where he received medical attention specialized and - according to recent reports submitted by the Hospital Herminda Martin would be stable in its severity in the ICU of the medical center, not far from needing the help of mechanical ventilation.


Protocol
The ISP applies this year a rapid identification system through the Elisa test, which allows more haste confirm suspected cases of infection with Hantavirus.
In this new case, the protocol was applied as is indicated. The first sample was taken and analyzed by the Hospital Herminda Martin, Chill?n, which was positive. He immediately ordered a new analysis to the special unit for such cases installed in the Regional Hospital Guillermo Grant Benavente, Concepcion.
There the sample again tested positive, be referred for final confirmation to the Public Health Institute, an organization that yesterday afternoon officially confirmed that it is a new case of Hanta in the B?o B?o.


Case
The last case was confirmed in the Region, Feb. 21, corresponds, according to medical history, a patient (male) age 21, resident of Arauco, which is in critical condition at Regional Hospital of Concepci?n.
also recorded cases of the young scout from Los Angeles, who had a favorable evaluation and is now in good condition, and a resident of the commune of Chill?n, which was first infected in January, and is also in good condition.
If these are added the three deaths (two inmates of the prison El Manzano, Concepcion, and a patient Tucapel commune in the province of Bio Bio) in the Region were seven cases ( including yesterday), so measures have been strengthened, both for the virus, with quizzes at the Hospital Regional de Concepci?n, and to prevent its spread.


The spread
of Hantavirus Transmission occurs by inhaling the organism, present in the stool and urine of infected wild Long-tailed mice. After a period of 20 to 30 days on average, the infected person shows an abrupt clinical picture characterized by fever, headache, muscle aches, nausea, abdominal pain and malaise.
A few days later, the picture is complicated quickly respiratory distress that can lead to death

 

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New confirmed case of hantavirus in the Region
Written by Jaime Casta?eda on March 9, 2012 | Comment
The young man was on vacation in rural areas of Valdivia and Talca, besides the area of ​​Los Robles in the commune of Lolol where Seremi of health will work to correct environmental or behavioral factors of individuals.

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The Health SEREMI, Michael Casson, said the patient is in the ICU of the Regional Hospital.
The Public Health Institute (ISP) confirmed a new case of Hantavirus in the O'Higgins Region. This is a man of 19 who resides in Lolol.

The Health SEREMI, Michael Casson, said "the patient has had a sharp deterioration in his health, which has evolved in a few hours to the need for support in the ICU. Therefore, Rancagua Regional Hospital and Health Service O'Higgins are making every effort to remedy the situation. "

The SEREMI added that "in the field of Health Action and Public Health, and became the first epidemiological study to determine the places visited by the 19 years. These would be Valdivia, Talca and Lolol ".

"In history we Valdivia that the young man was on vacation in the area of ​​fog, and in Talca in a rural area, which apparently would be areas with levels of risk of contracting Hanta Virus. But when other jurisdictions are not up to us to investigate, "he said.

"Of course, in Lolol, where the boy has a residence, was frequently visiting the Los Robles, where they will do work to correct environmental or behavioral factors of individuals. Basically, the idea is to minimize the risk of people being infected with Hanta virus, "he said.

In this case, the ISP confirmed that the number of people infected with Hantavirus rises to 22 in the country so far in 2012.
This year the cases of Hantavirus in the country have increased by 61% compared to 2011.

 

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http://www.latercera.com/noticia/na...os-de-virus-hanta-en-chillan-y-santiago.shtml
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ISP confirms two new cases of hantavirus in Chillan and Santiago
With these confirmations, the number of infected by the virus that transmits long-tailed mouse reach 30 in the country.
by The Third - 22/03/2012 - 17:50


The Public Health Institute, ISP, today confirmed two new cases of infected with hantavirus, one in Chill?n and the other in Santiago, reaching a total of 30 people who have acquired the virus transmitted by long-tailed mouse in the country.

Both patients were male, which is in the Hospital of Chill?n, 41, and the second case, which is admitted to the Cl?nica Santa Mar?a de Santiago has 61 years of age.

So far, the ISP, the Southern University and Catholic University laboratory have confirmed 30 people infected with the deadly virus, of which eight have died, five in the B?o B?o Region, one in the Maule Region, a in the region of Araucania and one in the metropolitan area.

 

[Tonka]

Re: Chile: Hantavirus 2012

http://www.lanacion.cl/nuevo-contag...casos-en-2012/noticias/2012-03-25/114952.html
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25/03/2012 | SEND | PRINT

NEW INFECTION WITH HANTA VIRUS: 31 CASES IN 2012

This is a man who remains in the Santa Maria Clinic. Of all those affected have died this year 8.
Sunday March 25, 2012 | by Naci?n.cl - photo: Image of a prevention campaign (File UPI)

A man 68 years of age who is admitted to Clinica Santa Maria de Santiago, is the case number 31 by hantavirus infection so far in 2012, said Sunday the Public Health Institute (ISP) under the Ministry of Health.
Not available from the point in history that produced this figure rises contagion een just three days after the March 22 reported the case of a male of 41 year old male, who is admitted to the Hospital Herminda Martin of Chill?n, and a man of 61 years in the same clinic Santa Maria To date, the Public Health Institute of Chile, Universidad Austral and the Laboratory of the Catholic University have confirmed 31 cases of cardiopulmonary syndrome Hantavirus (SCPH), 8 of them have died (5 of the B?o B?o Region, 1 the Maule Region, 1 in the Araucania Region and 1 in the metropolitan area).

 

[Tonka]

Re: Chile: Hantavirus 2012

http://www.cooperativa.cl/isp-confi...n-el-pais/prontus_nots/2012-04-03/161144.html
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ISP confirmed two new cases of hantavirus in the country

The worst situation is that of a 47 year old woman hospitalized in Santiago.
There is also another case of a 27 which was confirmed in Chill?n.
Cooperativa.cl

The Public Health Institute (ISP) confirmed two new cases of infected with hantavirus in the country.

The first of these is a 47 year old woman who is hospitalized in serious condition at the clinic of the Catholic University in San Carlos de Apoquindo.
In addition, a 27 year old man who was hospitalized in the Clinic of Chill?n Poppies , who also was diagnosed as a severe case.
To date 34 people will have contracted the disease in the country during 2012, which already exceeded last year identified patients and tends to worsen during periods of drought such as that between a large part of Chile.