Abstract

CASCALES, Esdenka Pérez  and  GUZMAN, Freddy Tinajeros. Chapare hemorrhagic fever: an emerging zoonotic disease as a result of agricultural expansion. Salud(i)Ciencia [online]. 2022, vol.25, n.1, pp.23-29.  Epub Sep 01, 2022. ISSN 1667-8682.  http://dx.doi.org/10.21840/siic/169270.

Chapare hemorrhagic fever is an emerging zoonotic disease caused by a Mammarenavirus, of the Arenaviridae family, called Chapare virus. Its name refers to the region in which it first appeared. This virus is transmitted through direct contact with the excreta of wild rodents that interact with humans by invading homes close to a rural area and when humans enter the jungle for various reasons such as agriculture and tourism, among others. This virus has been classified by the World Health Organization as biosafety level IV, where pathogens with the highest risk for humans are included and for which there are no vaccines available. It produces a febrile and hemorrhagic picture that leads to death two weeks after the onset of symptoms. There is no vaccine or standardized treatment to treat this disease. The bio ecological aspects of the reservoir are not known, nor are the factors that could be related to the emergency in the area. An investigation should be carried out focused mainly on knowing the circulation of the Chapare virus in the Bolivian tropics, knowing the bioecological characteristics of the reservoir to produce and contribute with reliable information for the design of future surveillance and control strategies with community participation, as well as to strengthen laboratory diagnostic capacities in health establishments in the municipality of Villa Tunari.

Keywords : arenavirus; Chapare; hemorrhagic fever; reservoir; bleeding.

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