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Alert on the top Maroni after the death of a young man diagnosed with Covid and yellow fever
The fight against the mosquito is stepped up in Cayod? after the death of a young man this Sunday, July 19 at the Cayenne Hospital Center. He was a carrier of the coronavirus and yellow fever. A young person living in Cayod?, in Wayana territory, in the Haut-Maroni region.
Jocelyne Helgoualch • Posted on July 24, 2020 at 11:34 am, updated on July 24, 2020 at 11:54 am
The death of a young man at the Cayenne Hospital Center diagnosed with Covid-19 and yellow fever has alerted the health authorities in Guyana.
The young man who died was an inhabitant of the Amerindian village of Cayod?, on the upper Maroni.
Analyzes by the Institut Pasteur revealed that the patient was indeed suffering from the coronavirus but also from yellow fever.
The third case in Guyana of yellow fever since 2017.
The village of Cayod?
The village of Cayod? • ? Jocelyne Helgoualch
Samples are currently being taken in the village and mosquito traps have been set by officers from the community's mosquito control service.
The communication service of the CTG specifies in a press release released Thursday, July 23
As of Wednesday, the Guyana Territorial Collectivity sent 3 mosquito control agents to Kayod? for the implementation of vector control action. Samples of mosquitoes in the larval and imaginary state will also be carried out to confirm the presence of the forest vector mosquito. The installation of mosquito traps, in addition to taking samples, will make it possible to extend the action against mosquitoes in a perimeter close to homes. This team will visit Kayod? on a weekly basis over an initial period of 3 weeks to ensure better monitoring of the action.
Communication Department
CTG
Distribution of mosquito nets in the village of Cayod?
The CTG specifies to set up a distribution of mosquito nets.
A distribution in the village in order to strengthen the protection of the inhabitants who, in this COVID context, are often bedridden during the day when they are sick, exposing them more to bites from daytime mosquitoes including Haemagogus.
CTG communication service
Yellow fever has been dormant for almost 20 years in Guyana
Yellow fever is an acute viral illness that is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito, and can lead to serious and potentially fatal forms.
Sporadic fatal cases have been observed in Guyana for several years (one case in 2017 and 2018). This resurgence of a disease considered endemic in the Amazon, was observed in an epidemic mode in Brazil in 2018/2019 which caused many deaths.
ARS Guyana specifies
This new case confirms that yellow fever is indeed present throughout Guyana, particularly in forest areas. This justifies the vaccination obligation throughout the department.
ARS Guyane communication service
Vaccination is the main preventive measure against yellow fever. The vaccine is safe and very effective. A single dose is usually sufficient to provide long-lasting immunity and lifelong protection against disease. In 30 days, it gives effective immune protection to 99% of vaccinated subjects.
The local authority also specifies that it devotes approximately 200,000 euros annually to anti-yellow fever vaccination with an average of 400 annual doses in the Maripasoula area alone. These vaccination campaigns are deployed in Indian country from the PMI center of Maripasoula and via 6 annual river health missions.
Alert on the top Maroni after the death of a young man diagnosed with Covid and yellow fever
The fight against the mosquito is stepped up in Cayod? after the death of a young man this Sunday, July 19 at the Cayenne Hospital Center. He was a carrier of the coronavirus and yellow fever. A young person living in Cayod?, in Wayana territory, in the Haut-Maroni region.
Jocelyne Helgoualch • Posted on July 24, 2020 at 11:34 am, updated on July 24, 2020 at 11:54 am
The death of a young man at the Cayenne Hospital Center diagnosed with Covid-19 and yellow fever has alerted the health authorities in Guyana.
The young man who died was an inhabitant of the Amerindian village of Cayod?, on the upper Maroni.
Analyzes by the Institut Pasteur revealed that the patient was indeed suffering from the coronavirus but also from yellow fever.
The third case in Guyana of yellow fever since 2017.
The village of Cayod?
The village of Cayod? • ? Jocelyne Helgoualch
Samples are currently being taken in the village and mosquito traps have been set by officers from the community's mosquito control service.
The communication service of the CTG specifies in a press release released Thursday, July 23
As of Wednesday, the Guyana Territorial Collectivity sent 3 mosquito control agents to Kayod? for the implementation of vector control action. Samples of mosquitoes in the larval and imaginary state will also be carried out to confirm the presence of the forest vector mosquito. The installation of mosquito traps, in addition to taking samples, will make it possible to extend the action against mosquitoes in a perimeter close to homes. This team will visit Kayod? on a weekly basis over an initial period of 3 weeks to ensure better monitoring of the action.
Communication Department
CTG
Distribution of mosquito nets in the village of Cayod?
The CTG specifies to set up a distribution of mosquito nets.
A distribution in the village in order to strengthen the protection of the inhabitants who, in this COVID context, are often bedridden during the day when they are sick, exposing them more to bites from daytime mosquitoes including Haemagogus.
CTG communication service
Yellow fever has been dormant for almost 20 years in Guyana
Yellow fever is an acute viral illness that is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito, and can lead to serious and potentially fatal forms.
Sporadic fatal cases have been observed in Guyana for several years (one case in 2017 and 2018). This resurgence of a disease considered endemic in the Amazon, was observed in an epidemic mode in Brazil in 2018/2019 which caused many deaths.
ARS Guyana specifies
This new case confirms that yellow fever is indeed present throughout Guyana, particularly in forest areas. This justifies the vaccination obligation throughout the department.
ARS Guyane communication service
Vaccination is the main preventive measure against yellow fever. The vaccine is safe and very effective. A single dose is usually sufficient to provide long-lasting immunity and lifelong protection against disease. In 30 days, it gives effective immune protection to 99% of vaccinated subjects.
The local authority also specifies that it devotes approximately 200,000 euros annually to anti-yellow fever vaccination with an average of 400 annual doses in the Maripasoula area alone. These vaccination campaigns are deployed in Indian country from the PMI center of Maripasoula and via 6 annual river health missions.
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