He Ministry of Health of the Nation confirmed this Monday the death of a 40-year-old patient due to infection Hantavirus in the city of Ibarlucea. The woman lived in the Las Casuarinas neighborhood and received medical care at the Eva Perón de Baigorria Hospital after a demonstration serious respiratory and muscle complications.
The 40 year old woman presented a clinical picture that began with flu-like symptoms and severe muscle pain. These physical symptoms worsened as the days went by. The patient was admitted to the Eva Perón Hospital in Granadero Baigorria last Tuesday, December 23rd.
The medical team decided to immediately transfer him to the intensive care unit due to the severity of his general condition. There he developed a fever that made it difficult for him to breathe. He The death finally occurred last Thursday, December 25th after a two-day hospital stay under constant observation.
Health personnel identified the pathology through specific laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the virus in the body of the deceased woman.
Investigations into the woman’s background suggest that a recent trip to Entre Ríos province could be the possible origin of the infection. The patient remained in a cabin City of Victoria for three weeks prior to the onset of symptoms.
The local media Rosario3 disseminated this information after the first epidemiological reports from health workers. The results of the clinical analyzes determined the activation of emergency protocols. Health officials began Focus control measures in the Ibarlucea house.
This task should be eliminated possible reservoirs of the virus in the immediate vicinity of the victim. Santa Fe authorities also called on the Entre Ríos government to coordinate security measures in the area where the woman was vacationing.
Official figures suggest that a growth of people affected by this disease in the current annual cycle. Until the last week of November 2025 The national surveillance system has detected 23 infected people. This data set represents a significant change compared to the same period in the previous two years, when official forms did not contain case reports.
The The central zone of the country is the area with the greatest impact and integrates the Province of Buenos Aires, the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos. This geographical sector concentrates the 70% of diagnoses Positive results have been confirmed by government authorities. The biggest mortality story occurred in the south of the country last November. A 43-year-old man died in San Carlos de Bariloche due to the same infectious disease.
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This is how the virus enters the human body respiratory system in the majority of recorded cases. People breathe in microscopic particles that float in the environment: These pollutants come from the urine, saliva or excrement of certain wild rodents.
He The long-tailed mouse acts as the main vector of this deadly pathology through their secretions. Specialists from the Ministry of Health recommend avoiding direct contact with these animals. Rodent litter in rural areas or areas with lush vegetation poses the greatest danger to residents and tourists.
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