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The outbreak attracted 29 people who contracted the incurable virus in the city, 1450 km southwest of Buenos Aires. Earlier this month, a judge ordered 85 people to stay at home in order to prevent the virus from spreading across the country of South America. The World Health Organization (WHO) said: "A possible transmission between humans is currently under study."
There is no treatment, treatment or vaccine against hantavirus infection and the case fatality rate can reach 35 to 50%.
WHO has advised health authorities in the region to be vigilant and redouble efforts to detect, investigate, manage and control cases of the disease.
He added that special attention should be given to travelers returning from the affected areas.
The infection is a viral respiratory disease and is spread mainly by inhalation or through contact with infected rodent feces, excrement or saliva.
Infected persons will experience flu-like symptoms while serious incidents will cause the person's lungs to fill with fluid, causing coughing and shortness of breath.
One survivor described the virus as "a tight band around my chest and a pillow on my face," according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
This is not the first time that the disease strikes the country. Between 2013 and 2018, an average of 100 confirmed cases were recorded each year.
The most affected regions were in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Salta and Jujuy.
During these five years, 114 deaths were confirmed by hantavirus in Argentina.
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