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With the circulation of serotype 2 dengue virus in at least 19 cities in the northern and northeastern regions of the state of São Paulo and the increasing number of resulting cases, the João Doria government (PSDB ) put the state on alert.
The evolution of this type of virus is more serious in people who have contracted other serotypes of the disease, according to the Disease Control Coordinator of the Department of State Health , the infectiologist Marcos Boulos. He says that the capital and Greater São Paulo do not present serotype 2 cases.
In the statewide, the most prevalent serotypes since 2014 were serotypes 1 and 3. " Since last year, 2 already circulates throughout the country.This year the situation is more worrying.When a new serotype appears, it automatically causes immune confusion, which is aggravated in the patient who has already The damage is much more serious, "he said.
Up to January 15, 610 cases of dengue fever have been reported throughout the state. In 2018, throughout the month of 888. Before, serotype 2 was clbadified in dengue haemorrhagic fever.
The coordinator indicates that the secretariat has for the moment invested in the adequate training of medical personnel. On Monday 28, for example, a team will be in Araçatuba (527 km from SP), one of 19 São Paulo's cities with serotype 2 circulation.
The City Hall, under the direction of Dilador Borges (PSDB), recorded this year, so far, four cases of dengue fever. Last year, there were 47 deaths.
The administration confirmed that the serotype 2 virus continues to circulate in the region, but stated that the situation did not constitute an epidemic. The municipality said it was investing in an "emergency plan to fight, control and manage the disease." In addition to Araraquara, the list of affected cities (see below) includes large municipalities such as Piracicaba and Ribeirão Preto. [19659008] Health tries to contain chikungunya and yellow fever in the state
The state of São Paulo is preparing since last year to try to avoid an increase in number of cases of chikungunya and yellow fever.
Transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegipty, the same Chikungunya can cause severe joint pain that lasts for months or years
Last year, 38,000 people were infected in Rio and there is concern that the virus does not spread to Sao Paulo, where there are many susceptible populations. To prevent, it is necessary to take measures to prevent the proliferation of aedes, mainly by fighting against stagnant water deposits.
Yellow fever reached the coast and the Paraíba Valley. The virus that transmits the disease is circulating in ecological corridors which, for the moment, lead to both regions.
With the holidays, it is feared that unvaccinated people will contract the disease. By mid-December, it was still necessary to vaccinate 16 million people in São Paulo. It takes ten days for the dose to take effect.
Inner cities of MS with dengue type 2
Andradina
Araraquara
Barretos
Bauru
Bebeduro
Catanduva
Espírito Santo do Pinhal [19659002]
Itajobi
Itajobi
Mirbadol
Pereira Barreto
Piracicaba
Pirangi
Ribeirao Preto
Santo Antônio of Posse
Bose of Protection of Life Alegre do Alto
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