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A criminal group prevented the movement of health workers from the measles vaccination campaign in Jorge Teixeira district, Manaus, last night (18). Located in the eastern part of the Amazonian capital, the district is one of three with the highest incidence of the disease, with Cidade Nova and Novo Aleixo. The measles intensification plan in Manaus began last Monday (16).
According to the mayor, health professionals, accompanied by a TV reporting team, followed the road visits to residents of the region when they were caught and arrested by criminals "affiliated with the phalanx of trafficking that threatens to dominate the state. "
"I appeal to the governor of the state very hard: go with all you could have police, because we can never let the Amazon become the property of the traffickers" said Manaus Mayor Arthur Virgílio Neto.
According to the Mayor, from Thursday (19), the pbadage through the residences will be carried out with the support of police units to ensure the safety of the 900 community health workers who are part of the plan emergency vaccination. With agent visits to homes between 3 pm and 8 pm, including weekends, action was planned to cover at least 95 percent of Manaus's population aged 6 months to 49 years.
The district Jorge Teixeira recently presented 342 cases of measles, concentrating the highest rates of the disease in the city, followed by Cidade Nova, which totals 265 notifications, Novo Aleixo, with 179, according to the data of the city hall . In total, Manaus already has 2,660 notifications of the disease, including 444 confirmed cases, 119 abandoned after investigation and 2,097 patients awaiting laboratory results.
The Intensification Plan Against Measles in Manaus was applied because of the sudden spread of the disease. national territory, with homes in Roraima and Amazonas. The Ministry of Health reports 677 confirmed cases of the disease, transmitted in the same way as the flu, by air (http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/node/1123601).
A Agência Brasil contacted the Secretariat of Public Security of Amazonas, which, until the publication of this article, did not return.
Edition: Valeria Aguiar
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