After the fires that devastated the provinces of Valparaíso and Marga Marga in the former Fifth Region at the beginning of February, health problems in the affected areas are the next difficulty that both authorities and residents must face.
In this context, the Valparaíso health seremi ruled out that the registered infections of scabies and coronavirus in the affected places correspond to outbreaks, pointing out that they are “isolated cases.”
“It is important to give peace of mind to the community, to the neighbors – especially the people who are in the shelters – that we do not have scabies outbreaks. “They are isolated cases,” said the Buenos Aires seremi, Lorena Cofré.
“In this case, it is a particular family that is suffering from this disease, but through the timely care that we have given from the Family Health Center (Cesfam), the family is well and is receiving the appropriate treatment,” he said. the Buenos Aires seremi, Lorena Cofré.
Regarding coronavirus cases, 10 people have had to be isolated, but the infections also correspond to exceptional cases, according to the authority.
“The detection (of symptoms) was timely and the people who had been in contact with the sick people were immediately contacted, so this is not a situation that we can call an outbreak. And in accordance with the experience we had with the pandemic, those affected have already used their masks,” the seremi closed.
PRESENCE OF MICE
The presence of mice also threatens to aggravate the health situation of the victims.
In the damaged areas “it is full of small mouses and mice that look like a ‘Jurassic Park,’” warned René, a resident of the town of Villa Dulce, in Viña del Mar, and noted that they are in contact with the Health and Environment Seremis. Environment to coordinate “faster action.”
Seremi Cofré stated that “we have ordered the immediate removal of clothing and textiles that can be found on public roads, which is also a source of unhealthiness. We have removed around 32 tons; and we are also working to speed up the deratization service, which we are going to start this week in conjunction with the municipalities.”
Immediately, he called on communities to adopt precautionary measures, such as “not having animal food on public roads, which attracts rodents, and avoiding the disposal of perishable food.”
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