Chile: Hospital closed after cases of hantavirus detected

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Archive Number 20110325.0942
Posted 25-MAR-2011
Title PRO / ESP> Hanta virus, hospital closure - Chile (Valdivia)

Hanta virus, END OF HOSPITAL - CHILE (Valdivia)
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Date: March 26, 2011
Source: UPI, Chile
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[Edited by J. Torres]

Corral Hospital in the southern Chilean city of Corral, was
evicted last Thursday after two patients tested positive
by the deadly hantavirus.

These two women, aged 31 and 51 years of age who died
consequence of the disease transmitted by urine and feces
the so-called long-tailed mouse, when treated in the Unit
Intensive Care regional hospital in the city of Valdivia.

The youngest of the victims was an assistant medical center. A
They added a 60 year old woman who died in the last hours
Valdivia also presenting similar symptoms, which up
far not been confirmed to belong to the same disease.

The hospital director Corral, Marianela Caro, said they are
assessing the working conditions of staff and seeking
source of infection. "So far we have not ruled out that the focus
infection in the hospital, but even that is at home
the patients themselves, "he told Radio Cooperativa.

Anyway, the mayor, Gaston Perez, confirmed the
momentary closure of the site, "to ensure that the situation
be as severe as one might think. "


Reported by: Jaime R. Torres <torresjaime@cantv.net>

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It is not clear whether they suspect some kind of contamination in the hospital, or an actual nosocomial outbreak. While hanatavirus is not commonly spread person-to-person, there have been some reports of that previously in Argentina and Chile.

http://www.cooperativa.cl/autoridad...-de-hanta/prontus_nots/2011-03-24/215745.html

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Authorities evacuated as a preventive measure for the Corral Hospital hantavirus cases
The death of two women infected with the virus causing this precautionary measure.

It will seek to determine whether the causes of infection are in the room care.

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CompartirEl Corral Hospital was evacuated and closed on Thursday after it emerged that the examinations of two patients tested positive for the exhibition hantavirus, which died after being transferred to the ICU of the Hospital Regional de Valdivia.


Mayor Corral, Gaston Perez.

These two women, 31 and 53 years old-one care center assistant, who joined another 60 year old woman was admitted to hospital on Wednesday, Valdivia, and, experiencing your same symptoms, died in In the afternoon, but with the proviso that the latter has not been confirmed the deadly virus.

For this reason, the Health Service Rivers decided to evacuate and temporarily close the site, and according to its director, Marianela Caro, is evaluating the working conditions of staff and seeking the source of infection.

"So far we have not ruled out the source of infection in the hospital, but even that is in the homes of the patients themselves," he said.

Meanwhile, Gaston Mayor Perez said that "the director of hospital security took the case and has ordered the temporary closure to ensure that the situation is not as serious as one might think. We started working with the Emergency Committee to order view and be prepared if the situation warrants further support the municipality. "

For now, emergency room care enclosure will be relocated to the Fire Department facilities and service port emergencies only, while less serious patients were referred to their homes.

 

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http://www.lasegunda.com/noticias/n...-muerte-por-virus-hanta-en-region-de-los-rios

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Second confirmed death from hantavirus in Los R?os Region
Meanwhile, two others are hospitalized stable within the seriousness, but a favorable outcome despite their diagnosis.
by: Emol Saturday, March 26, 2011

VALDIVIA .- On Saturday, health authorities in the Region de Los Rios confirmed the death of the second person because of Hanta virus.

The victim was identified as Peter Savic 73, standout athlete and city official in the town of Corral, who a week ago was hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit Regional Hospital with a serious lung disease, reported Radio B?o B?o .

The death of the second hit was confirmed by the Director of Health Service of Valdivia, Marianela Caro, based on samples submitted to the Public Health Service Hospital and Catholic University.

In this way, and also two of the fatalities due to hantavirus, while two others remain stable within the seriousness, but a favorable outcome despite her diagnosis

 

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Archive Number 20110327.0966
Published Date 27-MAR-2011
Subject PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus update 2011 - Americas (16): Chile (VD), RFI

HANTAVIRUS UPDATE 2011 - AMERICAS (16): CHILE (VALDIVIA), REQUEST FOR
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Date: Sat 26 Mar 2011
Source: La Segunda [in Spanish, trans. Mod.TY, edited]
<http://www.lasegunda.com/noticias/nacional/2011/03/635920/confirman-segunda-muerte-por-virus-hanta-en-region-de-los-rios>


This Saturday [26 Feb 2011], [health] authorities in the Los Rios
Region confirmed the death of a 2nd person caused by [a] hantavirus
[infection]. The victim was a 73-year-old man, an accomplished
sportsman and Corral community municipal official who since a week ago
was hospitalized in the intensive care unit of the Clinico Regional
Hospital for a serious pulmonary condition, reported Radio Bio Bio.
The death of the 2nd affected individual was confirmed by the Director
of Health Services of Valdivia, Marienela Caro, based on the samples
sent to the Public Health Services and to the Hospital of the
Universidad Catolica.

Thus, there are now a total of 2 fatal victims due to [a] hantavirus
[infection], while another 2 people remain in stable condition with
their serious situation, but progressing favorably despite their
[hantavirus infection] diagnosis.

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[With the above report, the numbers of fatal cases of hantavirus
infections in this area are confusing. Yesterday [25 Mar 2011], there
was a report of 2 women who died on 24 Mar 2011 of an apparently
confirmed hantavirus infection, with a 3rd woman's death suspected.
Perhaps the 2 women cited above as progressing favorably were, in
fact, those who died. This would bring the total number of deaths from
a hantavirus infection in the region to 3 or 4 confirmed and one
suspected so far in March 2011. ProMED would appreciate receiving
information about the total number of cases in the Valdivia/Corral
area.

As is usual for these types of reports from Chile, the specific
hantavirus involved with these cases of hantavirus infection is not
indicated. The virus most likely to be responsible for this case is
Andes virus, with the long-tailed pygmy rice rat as its rodent host.

 

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http://www.biobiochile.cl/2011/03/3...la-emergencia-sanitaria-por-hanta-virus.shtml

Home ?Chile
Corral neighbors upset by treatment with a health emergency Minsal for Hanta Virus
Wednesday March 30, 2011 | 0:31

Posted by Ivan Oliveros | Information is Carlos Lopez ? 109visitas

The authorities of the Ministry of Health in Santiago are Corral's neighbors as second-class citizens, as addressed by the emergence of hantavirus in this district, according to the Communal Union of the port city. The people demand more resources from the central level and criticized the lack of information at the beginning of health intervention.

Nearly a week after the start of research to give the bulbs or hantavirus, which caused the spread of four [cases] in Corral, killing two of them started preventive and educational talks to community, and the delivery of rodenticides for residents to install in their homes or where they think long-tailed mouse circulation.

The president of the Union of Neighborhood Community, Juan Valenzuela, although it is now appreciated that face the immediate need, lamented that the problem is not the authorities have spoken in haste.

Even, said the extra resources from government, the Ministry of Interior and around one million pesos, not enough to meet the emergency.

He also criticized the centralization of the Ministry of Health, which has not even sent any authority to place, ensuring that they feel like second-class citizens, where the portfolio does not take the weight for emergency , forcing the closure of the Hospital of the place, cases of hantavirus.

On the other hand, began test-taking officials at the Hospital de Corral and so ruled that carry the hantavirus. The president of the Historical FENATS enclosure, Tulio Huenchumilla [do not] expect anyone to be infected.

The tests will be analyzed in the Valdivia Regional Hospital, said the ruling and its results would be in the coming days as said. About the arrival of a team of Mental Health Health Service to treat psychologically Valdivia officials who suffered the loss of two of his colleagues, the representative said that FENATS
no government agency has reported.

 

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http://www.biobiochile.cl/2011/04/0...os-de-contagio-de-hanta-virus-en-corral.shtml

Home ?Chile, Featured Los Rios
Health Authority says hantavirus alert throughout the area of ​​Corral
Friday April 1, 2011 | 16:15

Posted by Jonathan Flores | Information is Carlos Lopez ? 201visitas

Corral health authorities ensure that the community is at risk for hantavirus. Within a week of investigation, and likely there are some pockets of infection by the disease, which has reported four cases, with two resulting in death.
Within a week of research of the epidemiological team specialized Health Seremi Rivers, supported by professionals of the Secretariat of Public Health, confirmed that due to its ecology and health factors, all of the commune port is at risk for hantavirus virus. This was said epidemiologist RADIO Rita Mansilla.

The Professional Health Seremi added that while the findings of the research would be next week, and likely sources of infection exist.

The epidemiological team has found 5 rodents, three philanthropic and two wild, which samples were taken, chipped were sent to the Institute of Public Health in Santiago, to rule out or confirm if it relates to cases hantavirus. The results could be next week, said the specialist.

 

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So the husband of one of the cases is now suspected to have been infected, but they are looking at nosocomial infection as less likely due to 31 HCW testing negative. Perhaps this man was exposed to the same rodents as his wife.

http://www.biobiochile.cl/2011/04/0...tra-en-el-hospital-regional-de-valdivia.shtml

Reserved diagnosed with and admitted to the ICU at the Regional Hospital of Valdivia remained a man of 34 years, suspected of having infected with hantavirus.

The man, identified as Julio Silva Eagle, is the husband of Elena Gutierrez, Corral hospital official who tested positive for the disease and was connected to the respirator.

Forward so the director of the Health Service, Marianela Caro, who said that although not yet confirmed the disease has been incorporated into the protocol for treatment.

Meanwhile, the Health SEREMI, Richard Rios, denied that the focus of infection which affected 4 people, two of whom died, is located within the port community hospital after the tests charged the 31 officials of the establishment, gave negative results.

Health Authority said that while this result to be left alone, still being carried out pest control programs in various parts of Corral, both urban and rural areas, tasks performed by a team of specialists for what he called the community to be calm.

As is expected for the next 48 hours the test results to be obtained at the patient, whose analysis were taken at the main campus of care in the region and sent to the Institute of Public Health in Santiago, to confirm or exclude that size disease.

 

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The suspected case from the above post has been confirmed.

http://www.biobiochile.cl/2011/04/0...irus-en-individuo-proveniente-de-corral.shtml

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Home ?Chile, Star, National
Confirm fifth case of Hanta Virus in Corral
Wednesday April 6, 2011 | 17:06

Posted by Ivan Oliveros | Information by Jos? Aedo ? 187visitas


A new case of hantavirus was confirmed in Valdivia, with which it brings to five the number of people infected with the disease, all from the town of Corral.

This is Juan Silva Eagle 34, husband of Elena Guti?rrez one of the officials of the port community hospital that also had positive tests, which entered the regional clinical hospital of Valdivia in recent days.

The information was confirmed by the Health Seremi, Richard Rivers, who said that they confirmed the presence of the virus, the patient was being treated as such, as a preventive because the link with the case and confirmed.

The man remains hospitalized in the ICU care of that compound, the condition is reserved and would be breathing on his own.

Meanwhile, in relation to the momentary closing of the medical station at Los Pellines, in the village of Mist for the presence of rodents in the premises, the Regional Ministerial Secretary noted that it is working to improve this situation and will be the health care network Health Service who will set the closing time of the season.

The words were delivered after participating in the program of the National Sports Institute to mark the day of physical activity.

 

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Archive Number 20110407.1089
Published Date 07-APR-2011
Subject PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus update 2011 - Americas (20): Chile (LR)

HANTAVIRUS UPDATE 2011 - AMERICAS (20): CHILE (LOS RIOS)
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Date: Wed 6 Apr 2011
Source: Radio Bio-Bio [in Spanish, trans. Mod.TY, edited]
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The new case of [a] hantavirus [infection] was confirmed in Valdivia,
which brings to 5 the number of people infected with the disease
[virus], all from the Corral community. This [latest] case is a 34
year old man, whose wife is a port community hospital staff member who
was also positive [for a hantavirus infection], and who was admitted
the Valdivia Regional Hospital recently [see ProMED-mail archive
number 20110405.1060].

This information was confirmed by the Health SEREMI [Regional
Ministerial Secretariat staff member] Richard Rios, who stated that
before the presence of the virus was confirmed, the patient was
treated as such [as if positive] preventively, given the relationship
with the confirmed case [his wife]. The man remains in the intensive
care unit of the previously mentioned health facility. His condition
is guarded and he is breathing on his own [without a mechanical
respirator].

Meanwhile, in relation to the brief closure of the Los Pellines rural
medical station in the Niebla locality due to the presence of rodents
in the facility, the regional ministerial secretary stated that work
is underway to improve the situation and it is the assistance network
of the Health Services that will define the time [period] of the
station's closure.

[Byline: Ivan Oliveros, Jose Aedo]

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[The case above, now confirmed as a hantavirus infection, may
represent person-to-person transmission that occasionally occurs with
Andes virus infected individuals in very close contact with others,
often spouses. Given the active transmission of Andes hantavirus in
the region (the most likely hantavirus involved in these cases), the
closure of the health station is prudent until rodent control is
accomplished.

 

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Archive Number 20110408.1096
Posted 08-ABR-2011
Title PRO / ESP> Hantavirus, probable human transmission - Chile (Valdivia)

HANTAVIRUS, HEALTH WORKER - CHILE (Valdivia)
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Date: April 7, 2011
Source: Biobiochile.cl, Chile
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[Edited by J. Torres]

A new case of hantavirus was confirmed in Valdivia, with whom
is raised to five the number of people infected with the disease,
all from the town of Corral.

This is Juan Silva Eagle 34, husband of Elena Guti?rrez
one of the officials of the port community hospital also
tested positive reviews, was admitted to hospital clinical
Regional de Valdivia in recent days.

The information was confirmed by the Health Seremi, Richard Rios
who said that they confirmed the presence of the virus,
patient was being treated as such, given preventively
connection with the case as confirmed.

The man remains hospitalized in the ICU of that site
care, their condition is reserved and would be breathing on their
own.

Meanwhile, in relation to the momentary closing of the medical station
The rural Pellines in the village of Mist for the presence of
rodents in the enclosure, the Ministerial Regional Secretary said
are working to improve this situation and will be the network
Health Service care who must set the time
closing the station.


Reported by: Jaime R. Torres <torresjaime@cantv.net>

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Ma?alich Corral health emergency decreed by the outbreak of hantavirus
April 9, 2011 ? 16:30 Comments
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ReducirNormalAumentarImprimirVALDIVIA .- After an outbreak of hantavirus epidemic in the town of Corral, the Region de Los Rios, and has claimed two lives, the health ministry declared a health emergency area.

"We support and we ask our legal team to assess the issue of a health emergency decree that allows the regional health authority to act with additional resources and much more autonomy to allow that there are no new cases of hantavirus, "said Jaime Ma?alich Minister during his visit to the area.

Also, be granted said Ma?alich resources to begin the work of pest control and weed cutting and strengthen prevention measures.

This week it was confirmed a fifth case of hantavirus in the commune, a situation which has alarmed and concerned about its inhabitants and authorities.

 

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http://www.latercera.com/noticia/na...-decreta-emergencia-sanitaria-en-corral.shtml

Health Minister health emergency decrees Corral
The health authority closed momentarily Rivers Community Hospital for a complete site investigation and rat.
by La Tercera - 09/04/2011 - 13:29

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2 votes Compartir11 A spate of infected by Hanta Virus keeps Corral poblaci?in careful because in recent months, two people have died from this disease in the Valdivia Regional Hospital. One was an assistant to the Hospital de Corral, so the alarm over a massive infection are amplified in the community.

For this reason, the health authority in Los Rios, temporarily closed the hospital in the district to conduct a comprehensive site investigation and rat. Despite the emergency plan, the situation remains worrying Corral, because the virus could be incubating in a person, which would mean a new infection and infection site.

Jaime Ma?alich Minister, who visited the area, declared a health emergency for the entire port of Corral. He also noted that "to date we have five cases, including a hospital official Corral. In this context, we have declared a health emergency, which allows for additional funds to handle this situation and to guarantee the population of we are not going to have more infections. I will not do is a call for peace because the problem is latent health. "