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Volume 21, Number 4—April 2015
Synopsis

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome , Southern Chile, 1995–2012

Raúl Riquelme, María Luisa Rioseco, Lorena Bastidas, Daniela Trincado, Mauricio Riquelme, Hugo Loyola, and Francisca Valdivieso
Author affiliations: Universidad San Sebastian, Hospital de Puerto Montt, Puerto Montt,Chile (R. Riquelme, M.L. Rioseco, M Riquelme); Hospital de Puerto Montt, Puerto Montt (L. Bastidas, D. Trincado); Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile (H. Loyola, F. Valdivieso)

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Table 1

Incidence of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, Health Service of Reloncaví, Chile, 1995–2012

Commune No. patients, n = 103 Population* Incidence rate†
Cochamo‡ 16 4,399 363
Palenaठ6 1,715 350
Chaiten‡ 12 7,290 164
Fresia 10 12,861 77
Los Muermos 13 17,004 76
Futaleufu‡ 1 1,849 54
Maullin 4 15,205 26
Calbuco 8 32,792 24
Hualaihue‡ 2 8,464 24
Frutillar 3 16,504 18
Puerto Varas 6 35,590 16
Puerto Montt 19 196,561 10
Llanquihue§ 0 17,228 0
Unknown
 3
 Not applicable
 Not applicable
Andean area 37 23,717 156
Not Andean area 63 343,165 18

*Census 2002 (http://www.ine.cl/cd2002/).
†Per 100,000 inhabitants.
‡Communes of Andean area.
§Palena and Llanquihue communes have the same name as the province to which they belong.

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