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Health alert. Common to the region by overpopulation of mice
Tuesday July 12, 2011
Coyhaique. The preventive health alert for the communes of Aysen, Swan Lake and Green, ordered the Ministry of Health in order to mitigate the occurrence of Hanta Virus, due to the explosive growth of mice, which is explained by the natural phenomenon the flowering of associate or quila, natural food of this species and very abundant in the northern grasses.
The Mayor (S) N?stor Mu?oz Mera, next to Seremi Health Vallejos Claudio Olavarria, disclosed the scope of the health alert decreed among other things, gives special powers to the Ministry of Health to provide resources to deal with so appropriate and coordinated with other state the current situation.
This alert is translated in a number of benefits to address this phenomenon, through additional resources according to needs as they arise and will allow agencies to get together based on this statement. The health authority said that from the epidemiological point of view, this warning can anticipate the possibility of Hanta Virus-infected people, noting that to date there are no new cases attributable to this ratada but one suspect who has not been confirmed by the Institute of Public Health.
"What we are doing is to act preventively, facing the real possibility of increasing the number of mice, may increase the risk of contracting Hanta Virus", appropriated Claudio Vallejos.
In the same vein, assured that you are interested in the health sector to focus efforts from the perspective of education, adding that "the idea is that people who live in permanent contact with the agent know what preventive measures."
The Seremi of Health reported that both teams epidemiology and environmental health have displayed an intense field work before the health alert, "We meet with municipalities, with various stakeholders and the community of the locations where this phenomenon is occurring, and in that sense, we have raised various action plans with the agencies to mitigate the impact of ratada "he said.
For its part, the Regional Director of Agriculture and Livestock Service, Ramon Henriquez Raglianti said the ratada occurs due to the high availability of food for mice as a result of flourishing quila. However he stressed that climatic conditions are so far not been given, but should result in a significant decrease in the population of mice, specifically low temperatures for several days, two degrees below zero and less, and falling snow in abundance.
Henr?quez said that this is a matter of time, which reinforced the call for health authorities to avoid contact with mice.
What does the Health Alert mean?
The health alert decreed delivery to the authority of Health and related services, extraordinary powers to have a range of measures to strengthen surveillance and implement public health measures to control the population of mice.
Lets hire staff and purchase goods, services or equipment necessary for handling the situation, such as purchase of rapid tests, car rentals, purchase of gloves, bleach, masks and drums for food storage.
The decree also allows for coordination with other public institutions to provide, collaborate, and execute actions required by the Regional Ministerial Secretariat of Health to address this health emergency.
Spanish to English translation
Health alert. Common to the region by overpopulation of mice
Tuesday July 12, 2011
Coyhaique. The preventive health alert for the communes of Aysen, Swan Lake and Green, ordered the Ministry of Health in order to mitigate the occurrence of Hanta Virus, due to the explosive growth of mice, which is explained by the natural phenomenon the flowering of associate or quila, natural food of this species and very abundant in the northern grasses.
The Mayor (S) N?stor Mu?oz Mera, next to Seremi Health Vallejos Claudio Olavarria, disclosed the scope of the health alert decreed among other things, gives special powers to the Ministry of Health to provide resources to deal with so appropriate and coordinated with other state the current situation.
This alert is translated in a number of benefits to address this phenomenon, through additional resources according to needs as they arise and will allow agencies to get together based on this statement. The health authority said that from the epidemiological point of view, this warning can anticipate the possibility of Hanta Virus-infected people, noting that to date there are no new cases attributable to this ratada but one suspect who has not been confirmed by the Institute of Public Health.
"What we are doing is to act preventively, facing the real possibility of increasing the number of mice, may increase the risk of contracting Hanta Virus", appropriated Claudio Vallejos.
In the same vein, assured that you are interested in the health sector to focus efforts from the perspective of education, adding that "the idea is that people who live in permanent contact with the agent know what preventive measures."
The Seremi of Health reported that both teams epidemiology and environmental health have displayed an intense field work before the health alert, "We meet with municipalities, with various stakeholders and the community of the locations where this phenomenon is occurring, and in that sense, we have raised various action plans with the agencies to mitigate the impact of ratada "he said.
For its part, the Regional Director of Agriculture and Livestock Service, Ramon Henriquez Raglianti said the ratada occurs due to the high availability of food for mice as a result of flourishing quila. However he stressed that climatic conditions are so far not been given, but should result in a significant decrease in the population of mice, specifically low temperatures for several days, two degrees below zero and less, and falling snow in abundance.
Henr?quez said that this is a matter of time, which reinforced the call for health authorities to avoid contact with mice.
What does the Health Alert mean?
The health alert decreed delivery to the authority of Health and related services, extraordinary powers to have a range of measures to strengthen surveillance and implement public health measures to control the population of mice.
Lets hire staff and purchase goods, services or equipment necessary for handling the situation, such as purchase of rapid tests, car rentals, purchase of gloves, bleach, masks and drums for food storage.
The decree also allows for coordination with other public institutions to provide, collaborate, and execute actions required by the Regional Ministerial Secretariat of Health to address this health emergency.