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SOROCABA – Tests performed by the reference laboratory on samples of two children diagnosed malaria in Ilhabela, on the north coast of the state of São Paulo, have given negative results to the disease, said Tuesday the Department of Health. Cases, confirmed on the 20th by the town hall, had a baby of 1 year and 2 months and a child of 4 years.
The initial diagnosis was given by the laboratory of São José dos Campos, according to the city council. On this occasion, the city issued a note indicating that, in both cases, a less severe form of the disease had been identified, transmitted by the protozoan. Plasmodium vivax.
According to Dr. Marcos Boulos, Department of State Disease Control Coordinator, when the cases were announced, there was some doubt because of the age of the patients and new examinations were requested. "Malaria transmission is through vectors (Mosquitoes) who stay in closed forest areas, a place where children of this age are not present. "The new tests, he said, did not detect the agents responsible for the disease." Apparently, the children had respiratory problems, but not malaria. "Both patients have already come out from the hospital.
According to the secretary, this does not mean that malaria is not present in the state. "We have cases that usually occur around waterfalls, there are 5 or 6 per year." According to the Secretariat's Epidemiological Surveillance Center (CVE), this year, up to October, six cases have been reported. recorded. Last year, there were 15 cases of the disease.
According to Boulos, the major concern on the north east coast with yellow fever. "We had two recent cases there and one of them resulted in death." People who have visited the area and have not yet received the vaccine should be vaccinated at least 10 days before travel.
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