Eldorado, SP, has nine cases of yellow fever; three people are dead | More health

According to the report published by the Epidemiological Surveillance of the municipality, the first death due to yellow fever occurred last Thursday (10), when a 24-year-old was a victim of the disease . The second death occurred on Sunday (13), a resident of Quilombo Sapatú, a rural area of ​​the county aged 60, who had not yet been vaccinated against yellow fever. In addition to these cases, a 36-year-old man died of yellow fever at an unknown date.

Examinations of the Adolfo Lutz Institute also revealed the presence of four inhabitants of the city with yellow fever, hospitalized and treated at the Hospital das Clínicas and Emílio Ribas, in São Paulo. The fifth resident with yellow fever is hospitalized at the Pariquera-Açu regional hospital.

A 34-year-old woman, also hospitalized in Pariquera-Açu, was confirmed by the disease according to tests but was released Wednesday (16).

In the face of deaths and confirmed cases of patients, the Municipal Department of Health and Epidemiological Surveillance of Eldorado asks all unvaccinated residents to go to the nearest clinic to receive the vaccine against yellow fever , which must be provided ten days before the trip or the outward journey to the danger zones.

Vaccine doses are available in health facilities and are indicated for persons 9 months of age and older. Patients with HIV-positive and transplanted women, pregnant women, badfeeding women up to six months of age and immunocompromised individuals such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy or high-dose corticosteroid patients such as Lupus and rheumatoid arthritis should consult their doctor for indication of the vaccine.

Since Monday (14), the Ministry of Health has taken steps to intensify vaccination and orientation of residents, especially in rural areas, requiring in some cases to be conducted at home . In addition, health surveillance professionals, in conjunction with the SUCEN (Surveillance) Registry (SP), are conducting the collection of mosquito samples for the purpose of badysis.

Called sentinel animals, monkeys are usually the first to be infected and are therefore attentive to the circulation of the virus in a given region. For this reason, the municipality asks the population to prevent health surveillance if it finds a dead or dying animal, both in the urban area and in the forest.

In recent weeks, it has been reported that several dead monkeys have been found in various parts of the municipality of El Dorado. However, up to now, only four animal deaths have been officially declared and it has not yet been possible to collect diagnostic equipment because of the advanced state of decomposition of the animals. animals. It can not be said that the animals were infected with the disease.

Health Watch also warned that people do not touch the dead animal and only watch from a distance to prevent other animals, such as dogs, cats or even people from being killed. 39; approach. If the event is reported immediately by calling (13) 3871-1297, remember that it is important to properly place the dead monkey.