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Spaniard hospitalized in Costa Rica with hantavirus

Nacion.com reports that a man of 28 years old Spanish origin, is isolated in the Intensive Care Unit, Hospital San Vicente de Paul in Heredia, on suspicion of hantavirus. This disease usually transmitted by rodent droppings and is characterized by high fever, respiratory disease, and lung problems. Although it is a very rare disease is highly contagious and very aggressive. Read article

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Costa Rica: Dengue fever outbreak surging, 7,000 infected

As reported by globalpost.com, “Health officials in Costa Rica said an outbreak of dengue fever has sickened 7,000 people, with many cases occurring in some of this Central American country’s most popular tourist areas. The incidence of illness represents a three-fold increase over this time a year ago, according to Maria Villalta, medical director of […]

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