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http://www.noticiasbr.com.br/diplomata-morre-vitima-de-malaria-apos-viagem-a-africa-34919.html
Portuguese-English translation
Diplomat dies of malaria after a trip to Africa
On Monday, Dec. 26, the Foreign Ministry announced the death of Brazilian diplomat Milena Oliveira de Medeiros, 35. Milena was the victim of malaria contracted the disease and a business trip in Malabo, located in Equatorial Guinea, Africa.
According to information from the Foreign Ministry, the diplomat was an excellent professional and worked with great dedication. In addition, the ministry said that "its passage, which abbreviates a promising career prematurely, is deeply felt by all his friends and colleagues."
According to the National Union of servers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sinditamaraty), she was admitted to a hospital in the federal capital, Brasilia, since the last week of November, as soon as they returned from Equatorial Guinea. The Sinditamaraty issued a statement indicating the absence of medical care in the Medical Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This was not the first time a ministry official dies from diseases contracted while traveling. The union remembers the death of Chancery Officer Maria delle Grazie del Penh Catta Preta, who died in Cameroon in August 2007, a victim of cerebral malaria. Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite and does not have vaccine. To prevent people should be protected with screens on windows and doors, using repellents and insecticides.
Portuguese-English translation
Diplomat dies of malaria after a trip to Africa
On Monday, Dec. 26, the Foreign Ministry announced the death of Brazilian diplomat Milena Oliveira de Medeiros, 35. Milena was the victim of malaria contracted the disease and a business trip in Malabo, located in Equatorial Guinea, Africa.
According to information from the Foreign Ministry, the diplomat was an excellent professional and worked with great dedication. In addition, the ministry said that "its passage, which abbreviates a promising career prematurely, is deeply felt by all his friends and colleagues."
According to the National Union of servers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sinditamaraty), she was admitted to a hospital in the federal capital, Brasilia, since the last week of November, as soon as they returned from Equatorial Guinea. The Sinditamaraty issued a statement indicating the absence of medical care in the Medical Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This was not the first time a ministry official dies from diseases contracted while traveling. The union remembers the death of Chancery Officer Maria delle Grazie del Penh Catta Preta, who died in Cameroon in August 2007, a victim of cerebral malaria. Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite and does not have vaccine. To prevent people should be protected with screens on windows and doors, using repellents and insecticides.