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The city of Paulínia (SP) confirmed, Thursday morning (28), the death of a 53-year-old woman with spotted fever, a disease transmitted by the star tick. According to the administration, she lives in the neighborhood of São José and visited a dam in Cosmopolis (SP) a few days before presenting the symptoms. The report of the Adolfo Lutz Institute, in São Paulo, attested to the cause of death on June 19.
The victim died on May 20. According to the family report, she found several ticks scattered throughout the body. Also according to epidemiological surveillance, Paulínia reported 34 cases of purple fever in 2018, with two positive cases – one of which has progressed to death.
With the death of the 53-year-old woman, the region of Campinas reaches ten deaths from the disease. Check the number of other cities and the care that should be taken below .
Wednesday (27), the US city hall confirmed the seventh death due to purple fever this year, the largest number of cases in 10 years. The city has had eight positive cases of tick-borne disease this year.
Already on June 11, Pedreira confirmed two deaths. The victims are a 17-year-old girl and a 60-year-old woman who were infected in the lake on private property, according to epidemiological surveillance.
These two cases were the only ones notified this year, according to the municipal administration. As a result, no other suspicious cases were investigated at this time.
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