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The Municipality of Itaperuna through the Secretariat of Health, Health Surveillance and the Environment, in partnership with UFF – Universidade Federal Fluminense, Uberlândia, conducted a prevention and surveillance action through field research to identify and control the bacterium at the origin of Brazilian macular fever.
The main focus of work has been the search for ticks and the capybaras (the main infected ticks) and the horses tested for blood on these animals. Searches were carried out on the banks of the Muriaé River (main site of the capybaras) in and around the city.
If you have symptoms such as: fever badociated with serious headache, body aches, tiredness, lack of desire to eat, stomach upset, feeling hungry, vomiting and small spots on the body 15 days following the visit of an area of forest, pastures, rivers or lakes and after having been in contact with animals or found signs of tingling in the body, the population must consult a doctor UBS – Health Units of the Family Health Program. To arrive at the health service, it is important for the person to report this information to the health professional to facilitate the diagnosis.
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