Hantavirus public alert in Chile after outbreak kills three people, infects ten others
The disease is transmitted by rodents, many of which have moved from the wild because of forest fires
Health Minister Jaime Manalich said wildfires in the southern Bio Bio and Araucania regions have driven rats from their normal habitat into places where people live. In an interview with Chile’s Radio Cooperativa, he said that he fears this may be just the leading edge of a much wider problem.
The outbreak began in the El Manzano prison, where two inmates died and 10 others were under
Health Minister Jaime Manalich said wildfires in the southern Bio Bio and Araucania regions have driven rats from their normal habitat into places where people live. In an interview with Chile’s Radio Cooperativa, he said that he fears this may be just the leading edge of a much wider problem.
The outbreak began in the El Manzano prison, where two inmates died and 10 others were under
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