Pearson - 1996 13 Summary of trapping so far: Locality No.traps Oryzomys All Mice 2 de Agosto 98 0 0% 3 3% Rio Casa de Piedras 86 1 1% 20 23% Laguna Los Juncos 15 0 0 0 0 1st Summit 60 0 0 22 37% 1993 with Peg Smith 1572 44 2.8% 231 15% At 9:30 p.m. Javier, a botanist from the Universidad de Comahue, came by to invite me to a gathering tomorrow to discuss Hanta virus. He was up on all the latest cases, which victim lived where in El Bolson and Lago Puelo, etc. He also reported that the bamboo was blooming at Lago Lolog! 20 November - Sunny and warm. Went up to the office of the 4th Sanitary District to get a report on Hanta virus in our specimens, but no one was there who knew anything. At 2 p.pm. went up to the University to a conference arranged by Queeny Von Broock concerning the Hanta Virus situation. Her position is that Universities are supposed to help solve social problems, and the government certainly needs help with the Hanta virus problem. Six University people were there, including Carmen Ubeda and Sanchez, plus Michael Christie. All sorts of details came out about the fatalities, and there was almost agreement that the virus can be transmittd person-to-person. Christie made a strong case for this virus being much more contagious than the one in the USA. There was no concensus as to what could be done about the situation. Already the Virus Lab in Pergamino, the Instituto Malbran, the 4th Sanitary District, the Provincial Public Health people, and the National Public Health people are involved. Is there room for more? Fortunately, Brian Hjelle from New Mexico is arriving in Argentina today, and probably will come to Bariloche and El Bolson. Someone says that people from the CCD in Atlanta are coming also, but there are a lot of rumors and a lot of accusations of cover-up by officials. The Lago Lolog bamboo report came from Ricardo Sosa who was said to be at the Clb Andino. We went to look for him there, but they didnt know where he was.