Overview
- Reports on Jan. 1 say the former Gran Hermano 2007 participant suffered a setback and remains hospitalized in intermediate care.
- She previously spent five days in intensive care, improved enough for a common ward, then developed a new fever that led to the return to intermediate care.
- In audio messages shared on TV, Scheffler described severe, persistent pain and said she is having a very difficult time.
- Ex-partner Nito Artaza said clinicians first suspected dengue before diagnosing leptospirosis and noted it is unknown where she contracted it.
- Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonosis linked to contact with water or surfaces contaminated by animal urine and can cause serious organ complications requiring hospital care.