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Baby has symptoms of paralysis after taking the Polio vaccine in MG
September 1, 2011 ? 13h14 ? updated at 13h16
A child of one year and four months developed symptoms of paralysis after taking the polio vaccine in Pouso Alegre (MG), 390 km from Belo Horizonte. The case was detected in March, but only came to the attention of the Ministry of Health last Friday.
According to the doctor neurologist Walter Luiz Magalhaes, the child's mother went to the office and claimed that his son had made the polio vaccine, and a week later, had leg problems. "It's still a very young child, who was not moving. In tests we found that she had lost strength in his legs and had no reflection," said the doctor.
According to Magellan, the symptoms were of a type areflexia acute paralysis, which can be caused by the polio virus. "Any suspicion of paralysis should be reported immediately to the health system, which is investigating the case. We did that," he said.
The doctor said that a notification was sent the same day to the Health Department of Pouso Alegre, who declined to comment on the matter. In a statement released by the press office of the municipality, the secretary said he took the necessary steps: "Once the Health Department became aware of the facts related to the adverse reaction presented by the child promptly took all reasonable measures."
The Ministry of Health reported that only became aware of the case through the press, and after searching, last week, the Health Department of Pouso Alegre, received confirmation of suspicion.
The press office of the ministry also said that, as has already been five months, perhaps no more how to confirm that the paralysis was actually caused by the vaccine. In theory, the first test that detects the presence of polio virus should have been done within 60 days, through analysis of faecal samples of the child.
Also according to the Ministry of Health throughout the country have already been applied more than 400 million doses of vaccine and were only 46 cases of paralysis after vaccination.
Portuguese to English translation
Baby has symptoms of paralysis after taking the Polio vaccine in MG
September 1, 2011 ? 13h14 ? updated at 13h16
A child of one year and four months developed symptoms of paralysis after taking the polio vaccine in Pouso Alegre (MG), 390 km from Belo Horizonte. The case was detected in March, but only came to the attention of the Ministry of Health last Friday.
According to the doctor neurologist Walter Luiz Magalhaes, the child's mother went to the office and claimed that his son had made the polio vaccine, and a week later, had leg problems. "It's still a very young child, who was not moving. In tests we found that she had lost strength in his legs and had no reflection," said the doctor.
According to Magellan, the symptoms were of a type areflexia acute paralysis, which can be caused by the polio virus. "Any suspicion of paralysis should be reported immediately to the health system, which is investigating the case. We did that," he said.
The doctor said that a notification was sent the same day to the Health Department of Pouso Alegre, who declined to comment on the matter. In a statement released by the press office of the municipality, the secretary said he took the necessary steps: "Once the Health Department became aware of the facts related to the adverse reaction presented by the child promptly took all reasonable measures."
The Ministry of Health reported that only became aware of the case through the press, and after searching, last week, the Health Department of Pouso Alegre, received confirmation of suspicion.
The press office of the ministry also said that, as has already been five months, perhaps no more how to confirm that the paralysis was actually caused by the vaccine. In theory, the first test that detects the presence of polio virus should have been done within 60 days, through analysis of faecal samples of the child.
Also according to the Ministry of Health throughout the country have already been applied more than 400 million doses of vaccine and were only 46 cases of paralysis after vaccination.