Águas de Lindoia alerts tourists about the yellow fever vaccine; monkey died with the disease | Campinas and region

The measure is due to the fact that the Adolfo Lutz Institute confirmed the yellow fever virus in a monkey found dead in Borda da Mata, located near the Municipal Spa, an important tourist spot of the city.

According to the municipal administration, 90% of the city's inhabitants are already vaccinated. There are no confirmed or suspected cases in the city.

According to the director of health of the city, Vander Tavares de Mira, it is necessary to vaccinate ten days in advance for who will go in the municipality of Circuit das Águas Paulistas.

Still according to the director of health, the vaccine is contraindicated for people over 60 and for diseases such as cancer, immunocompromised and immunocompromised, which use steroids – anti-inflammatory drugs.

On Saturday (15), the health department immunizes people around the complex, in addition to the epidemiological surveillance program, which searches for sites for the mosquito that transmits the disease.