PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus – Americas (30): Argentina (JY)

Hantavirus — Argentina
The disease [virus], transmitted by rodents, has now taken the life of a man, and there are 18 confirmed cases [of hantavirus infection]. There is concern in the health sector because of the lack of environmental policies to confront the problem of trash dumps, one of the environments where these animals [rodents] proliferate.
– There are now 18 confirmed cases of hantavirus [infections].
– There are 372 suspected cases.
– The increase in the number of trash dumps in the whole province