Measles attacks natives on the border between Brazil and Venezuela

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL

The Yanomami Indian community on the border between Brazil and Venezuela is attacked by a measles epidemic, with 67 cases and the death of One baby, Brazilian health sources have reported.

Of the total number of infected persons, 60 are Venezuelans, Manoel Pereira technician responsible for the vaccination program and immuno-preventable diseases of the Yanomami Special District of Indian Health of Brazil. The authorities are investigating nine other cases of measles suspicion. Until now, the only recorded death among Indians is that of a nine-month-old Brazilian baby, Pereira said in a telephone interview with AFP.

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"In Venezuela, there is a lack of medical badistance, especially vaccination, a situation that has been going on years People affected by measles are asking for help in Brazil to spread the virus " Pereira

The disease attacks especially in Sanuma, a subgroup of the group ethnic Yanomami living in the border region.

An estimated 3,873 Aboriginal people live in the area where the number of reported cases is highest.

They were recorded between March and June. Despite the fact that 34 days were served this weekend without notification, Pereira pointed out that this does not mean that the situation is under control.