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BH-20141211-46279-PAN
Event type: Biological Hazard
Date/Time: Thursday, 11 December, 2014 at 04:36 (04:36 AM) UTC
Central-America
Country: Panama
County / State: Departmento de Herrera
Area:
City: Paris de Parita
Coordinate: N 8° 4.469, W 80° 33.524
Description
A 55-year-old woman, resident of the Paris de Parita neighborhood, Herrera province, became the 2nd case of a hantavirus infection in the region so far in 2014. She was ordered to be taken to the intensive care unit of Santo Tomas Hospital in the capital city Panama City. The patient was admitted to the Cecilio A. Castillero Hospital in Chitre with symptoms including 6 febrile days, headache, muscle and back pain and was later moved on 8 Dec 2014 to Panama City. The Herrera Regional Health Director, Alcibiades Dominguez, confirmed that the patient remains with a reserved prognosis and added that field investigations were being carried out and rodent traps placed.
Biohazard name: Hantavirus
Biohazard level: 4/4 Hazardous
Biohazard desc.: Viruses and bacteria that cause severe to fatal disease in humans, and for which vaccines or other treatments are not available, such as Bolivian and Argentine hemorrhagic fevers, H5N1(bird flu), Dengue hemorrhagic fever, Marburg virus, Ebola virus, hantaviruses, Lassa fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and other hemorrhagic or unidentified diseases. When dealing with biological hazards at this level the use of a Hazmat suit and a self-contained oxygen supply is mandatory. The entrance and exit of a Level Four biolab will contain multiple showers, a vacuum room, an ultraviolet light room, autonomous detection system, and other safety precautions designed to destroy all traces of the biohazard. Multiple airlocks are employed and are electronically secured to prevent both doors opening at the same time. All air and water service going to and coming from a Biosafety Level 4 (P4) lab will undergo similar decontamination procedures to eliminate the possibility of an accidental release.
Status: confirmed
BH-20141211-46279-PAN
Event type: Biological Hazard
Date/Time: Thursday, 11 December, 2014 at 04:36 (04:36 AM) UTC
Central-America
Country: Panama
County / State: Departmento de Herrera
Area:
City: Paris de Parita
Coordinate: N 8° 4.469, W 80° 33.524
Description
A 55-year-old woman, resident of the Paris de Parita neighborhood, Herrera province, became the 2nd case of a hantavirus infection in the region so far in 2014. She was ordered to be taken to the intensive care unit of Santo Tomas Hospital in the capital city Panama City. The patient was admitted to the Cecilio A. Castillero Hospital in Chitre with symptoms including 6 febrile days, headache, muscle and back pain and was later moved on 8 Dec 2014 to Panama City. The Herrera Regional Health Director, Alcibiades Dominguez, confirmed that the patient remains with a reserved prognosis and added that field investigations were being carried out and rodent traps placed.
Biohazard name: Hantavirus
Biohazard level: 4/4 Hazardous
Biohazard desc.: Viruses and bacteria that cause severe to fatal disease in humans, and for which vaccines or other treatments are not available, such as Bolivian and Argentine hemorrhagic fevers, H5N1(bird flu), Dengue hemorrhagic fever, Marburg virus, Ebola virus, hantaviruses, Lassa fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and other hemorrhagic or unidentified diseases. When dealing with biological hazards at this level the use of a Hazmat suit and a self-contained oxygen supply is mandatory. The entrance and exit of a Level Four biolab will contain multiple showers, a vacuum room, an ultraviolet light room, autonomous detection system, and other safety precautions designed to destroy all traces of the biohazard. Multiple airlocks are employed and are electronically secured to prevent both doors opening at the same time. All air and water service going to and coming from a Biosafety Level 4 (P4) lab will undergo similar decontamination procedures to eliminate the possibility of an accidental release.
Status: confirmed