Asymptomatic and controlled case of inflammatory virus detected in Galicia
The patient, a Franco-Argentine citizen, is isolated in the accommodation and both the Ministry of Health and the Xunta of Galicia are monitoring their contacts.
The imported case of Andes inflammatory virus detected in Galicia is under control. The Franco-Argentine citizen travelling through Europe is isolated in the hostel and has no symptoms.
Thus, according to the health authorities, there is no risk of transmission of the disease. The positive was confirmed in a sample taken in France after going to a health centre with mild respiratory symptoms.
Tracking contacts
The Spanish Ministry of Health, the Coordination Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies (CCAES) and the Xunta de Galicia have activated the protocols envisaged for these cases. The public health services are identifying and monitoring the patient's close contacts, although there has been no need for hospitalization due to absence of symptoms.
Meanwhile, the French authorities are identifying the contacts the passenger had in New Aquitaine, Normandy and Île-de-France. Only those who had a close and long relationship will have to carry out preventive isolation, while the rest will have to monitor for symptoms.
The transmission risk is very low.
The French health authorities have sent a message of reassurance that the patient has a "very low viral load" and have recalled that the Andes variant is the only one that can infect from person to person, although transmission is very unusual and requires very close and long contact to infect.
Moreover, according to experts, the risk of infection is higher in the most serious forms of the disease, which is not the case in this case.
A Near Precedent
This case was detected just one month after the World Health Organization concluded the outbreak of the Andes inflammatory virus on board the MV Hondius cruise, which caused three deaths and forced the evacuation of passengers in Tenerife.
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