Brazil identifies domestic cases of Chikungunya infection in 6 states

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Patients are Brazilian Army soldiers who came from a peacekeeping mission in Haiti

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Six cases of Chikungunya virus infection have been identified by the Ministry of Health of S?o Paulo, through the CVE (Center for Epidemiological Surveillance). Patients are Brazilian Army soldiers who came from a peacekeeping mission in Haiti.

The soldiers returned on Thursday (5), infections were confirmed by analyzes of molecular diagnostic PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction), held at the Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Secretary of the lab.

Agents Sucen (Superintendency of Control of Endemic Diseases) conducted containment actions and fogging at the Military Hospital Area of ​​S?o Paulo and Logistics Battalion Army, in Campinas, where the soldiers passed.

Patients are under observation and their state of health is considered good and stable.

In the State of S?o Paulo, two confirmed cases of imported disease were detected in Brazilian travelers coming from Southeast Asia in 2010.

Besides being transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus by the Chikungunya virus presents signs and symptoms similar to dengue fever, body aches and behind the eyes, red spots in the body and joint pains.

The disease can trigger arthritis and permanent sequelae. As in dengue, there is no specific treatment, just to alleviate the symptoms.


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04/07/14

Seventeen cases of Chicungunya already been confirmed in the country; epidemic risk is high

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- The risk (of epidemic in Brazil) is imminent - ensures the infectious Stefan Ujvari Cunha, author of "Pandemics" (Ed. Context). - At any time will start an epidemic, there is no remedy: the disease is transmitted by aedes and follows the same route dengue. Just a mosquito sting a patient here who will pass on.

Of the 17 cases reported in Brazil, involving 15 Brazilian soldiers and missionaries who have returned from mission in Haiti. The other two are Brazilians who were in the Dominican Republic tourism. "Two other cases are under investigation, also people from those countries. All patients had a mild, stable and favorable outcome framework, "the Ministry of Health yesterday in a statement.


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07.07.2014

Two cases of chikungunya fever are confirmed in Rio de Janeiro

Disease is similar to dengue fever and is transmitted by the same mosquito.
Fever came with people who have been in Africa, Asia or Central America.

The country has already registered this year 17 cases of a similar disease with dengue, Chikungunya fever. As showed Good Day River on Monday (7), so far, two cases have been confirmed in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

All the victims were infected outside the country. But the authorities are monitoring the situation, after thousands of tourists are coming to Rio.

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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

DF registers suspected cases of chikungunya

According to the latest bulletin from the Ministry of Health, at least 20 cases of chikungunya were reported in the country since the beginning of the year


The Health Department of the Federal District rectified in the late morning of Wednesday the information that the federal capital had recorded its first case of Chikungunya virus infection. According to the court, the case of the missionary who was in Haiti and came to Brazil in early July is still considered suspect, since the results of laboratory tests take between ten and 15 days to get ready.

She even travel on July 1 with fever and malaise, symptoms of chikungunya fever called. When leaving the airport, she headed to the North Wing Regional Hospital, where he was met. After being medicated, the woman received a medical discharge and not at risk of death or of transmitting the disease.

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01/09/2014 20h24 - Atualizado em 01/09/2014 20h24
Sesau confirma primeiro caso de febre chikungunya em Roraima

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01/09/2014 20h24 - 20h24 Updated 09/01/2014

Sesau confirms first case of chikungunya fever in Roraima
Confirmation was made on Monday (1) during a press conference.
Two other suspected cases are being investigated as Sesau.
With information from TV Roraima


The State Department of Health (Sesau) confirmed on Monday (1) at a news conference, the first record of chikungunya fever in Roraima and declared full alert for disease. Two other suspected cases are being investigated. The positive result is a resident of Satellite Town neighborhood, in the western part of Boa Vista, who recently traveled to Venezuela.

"The result has come for us on Friday (29), when there was confirmation. There are still a child, who traveled with the infected woman. We're now watching, because she had the same symptoms. A third case, reported just now on HGR [General Hospital of Roraima], is another person who was also in Venezuela and is being investigated, "said the acting director of the Department of Epidemiology, Joel Lima.

The three patients are residents of the City and Satellite have contracted the disease in the neighboring country. According to Sesau not yet been notified no transmission of the virus occurred in Roraima, but the risk is considered high.

"Risk there always exist because the conditions for the transmission, as the presence of the vector, high density vectors, presence of breeding. Hence we encourage people to join the removal of breeding sites, cleaning the yard," says coach Center for Health Surveillance, Rodrigo Brazil.

The transmission of chikungunya is taken by the dengue mosquito. Almost all municipalities in the state are infested with Aedes aegypti above tolerated by the Ministry of Health, which is 1%. The capital is over 8%.

"We really need that the population of the municipalities and municipal managers, then, make a reassessment, check the number of agents of endemic and family health, inputs, if there is sufficient insecticide, soybean oil, because the Health can not control dengue and chikungunya or if there is no involvement of other departments, both the mayor and the state, and especially the involvement of the population, "warned Joel Lima.

 

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First domestic case of chikungunya in Brazil, says ministry

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Brazil?s authorities on Tuesday reported the first domestically contracted cases of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, prompting the government to announce it was stepping up attempts to control the disease.

The joint disease, which causes high fever and painful arthritis, is endemic to Africa and south Asia but has been moving north as well as west.

Brazil's cases emerged in Oiapoque municipality in the northern region of Amapa, bordering French Guiana, where cases have also been reported.

The Brazilian health ministry said the two sufferers appeared not to have traveled abroad recently, suggesting they must have contracted chikungunya in Brazil.

The country reported 37 cases between January and this month, although on each occasion the patient had contracted the disease abroad.

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Registration Date: 09/16/2014 19:09:20

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Ministry of Health intensifies measures to control Chikungunya fever

The Ministry of Health advises that two cases of chikungunya fever have been reported in people with no record of international travel to countries where disease transmission occurs.

The cases were registered in the city of Oyapock in Amapá. Patients showed the first symptoms on days 26 and 27 August and diagnoses were confirmed this week.

The Chikungunya fever is a virus like dengue disease being transmitted by the same mosquito, however lethality is rare and less frequent than those recorded in dengue cases.

After the confirmation of cases, the municipality of Oyapock, with support from the Ministry of Health and the Secretary of State for Health of Amapá, intensified measures to control the disease. Among the shares are actively seeking new suspected cases to alert the community and health facilities, removal and chemical treatment of mosquito breeding Aedes aegypti, besides the application of insecticide (fogging) to reduce the density of vectors. Health professionals have received guidance for appropriate management of patients.

First local cases detected in Amapá state, bordering French Guiana

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19/09/2014

Secretariat confirms five cases of chikungunya in Bahia

Sesab points out that tests detected the disease in Feira de Santana.
Symptoms resemble dengue fever, headache and joint pain.

Five cases of Chikungunya virus were confirmed in residents of the city of Feira de Santana , a town about 100 km from Salvador .

The information was released on the morning of Friday (19), in a collective urgency conducted by the Health Department of the State of Bahia (Sesab), the Administrative Center (CAB), in Salvador.

According to the agency, those infected contracted the disease in the state, being considered autochthonous cases.

The confirmation of the occurrence of Chikungunya in Bahia were made after 16 patient samples collected in Feira de Santana, were sent for analysis of the Instituto Evandro Chagas, Pará State.

"There tests for confirmation or otherwise are made. We collect the samples and send. Today the National Health Secretary Jarbas Barbosa, confirmed to us," said Washington Couto, health secretary of the state of Bahia.

Also according to the secretary, samples Salvador and Feira de Santana were sent. "Two samples analyzed Salvador were given as negative. A could not be identified because the sample was not forwarded in the correct period. We're redoing the tests. Let's make a new collection, but the cases were not confirmed Salvador," says Couto .

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19/09/2014

In Amap? the number of suspected cases of chikungunya fever rises to 26

Two new suspected cases were reported in the city of Oyapock. Actions to combat the mosquito have been intensified in the border country.

The State Division of Epidemiological Surveillance registered the increase in the number of suspected cases of chikungunya fever in the state. It said two new suspected cases were reported by the agents in Oyapock and three others were reported in Macapa.

Altogether, there are now 26 suspected cases and two confirmed in Amap? territory.

Blood samples from suspected cases were sent to the Instituto Evandro Chagas (IEC), in Bel?m, Par?. outcome will be ready between 7 and 10 days.

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Number of endemic Chikungunya infections in Brazil rises to 7
BRAZIL CHIKUNGUNYA | 19 de septiembre de 2014

Sao Paulo, Sep 19 (EFE).- The government of the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia confirmed Friday five cases of endemic Chikungunya virus, raising to seven the number of people who have been infected by the virus without leaving the country.

The patients whose diagnoses were confirmed live in the town of Feira de Santana, at some 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Salvador, capital of Bahia...

 

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Imported cases, if confirmed.

RS has two suspected cases of chikungunya fever, says government


The Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of Rio Grande do Sul awaiting test results from two patients with suspected chikungunya fever contraction, said on Saturday (20) the state government.

According to the State Department of Health, one of them resides in Caxias do Sul , in the Serra, and the other in Old resort in the Sinos Valley. Both were recently in Central America.

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9/23/2014

Ministry of Health confirmed 16 cases of chikungunya

Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits dengue, and Aedes albopictus are the main transmitters

According to a statement released on Tuesday, two cases occurred in Oyapock, Amapá, and 14 in Feira de Santana, Bahia. Other suspected cases are being investigated. The Ministry of Health also reported this year, 37 imported in people who have traveled to countries with disease transmission cases.

16 cases of chikungunya fever, similar to dengue fever were confirmed in Brazil, said on Tuesday the Ministry of Health. Such cases are autochthonous, ie, were detected in the same location where transmission occurred.

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09/25/2014

In three days, suspected chikungunya in Oyapock increased from 26 to 129


City Hall studying possibility of declaring a state of emergency.
Technicians IEC will the municipality to expedite tests.


The number of suspected cases of chikungunya fever in the city of Oyapock , distant 590 kilometers from Macapa , increased from 26 to 129 over the past three days, as reported by the Municipal Health Secretariat (Semsa). Patients were notified and had material collected and sent to the Instituto Evandro Chagas, Pará. To date, two internal cases were confirmed and the other awaiting exam results. The City of Oyapock already studying the possibility of declaring a state of emergency, if there is further increase in the number of large-scale suspicions.

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Oyapock is in Amapá state

First local cases detected in Amapá state, bordering French Guiana

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Chikungunya has infected almost a thousand

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Posted on 10/10/2014 08:35:20

931 suspected cases of Chikungunya have been confirmed in Bahia, according to the State Department of Health (Sesab), through the Directorate of Epidemiological Surveillance (DIVEP). In Bahia state, after Feira de Santana, the city of Riachão Jacuípe is the second highest number of suspected contamination by chikungunya virus. 120 notifications are seven cases confirmados.Em Salvador, the Municipal two confirmed cases of the virus.

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10/12/2014

Suspected case of chikungunya fever is investigated in Belo Horizonte

Second Secretary, contamination by other diseases is also calculated.
Funed reported that test results should be disclosed on Monday.

The Municipal Health Department of Belo Horizonte investigates the first suspected case of chikungunya fever in town. The examination, which also determines the possible contamination by other diseases like dengue, is performed by Ezequiel Dias Foundation (Funed), and the result should be released on Monday (13).

According to the secretary, a woman came to the health center of Pompeii district, in the Eastern Region of capital, complaining of fever and body aches. The professionals providing patient oriented on the various hypotheses of diagnoses, including that of chikungunya fever. On Thursday (9), was subjected to blood collection for the exam.

This Sunday (12), the department reported that the woman is at home, has stable frame and is accompanied by a team from the health center.

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Belo Horizonte is the 4th largest city in Brazil in Minais Gerais state

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Minas Gerais is the third state with occurrence of chikungunya fever

10/14/2014 - 16h49

Minas Gerais is the third state to register cases of transmission of chikungunya fever. Until last week, only to Bahia, with 156 cases, and Amapá, with 17 cases were cases of contamination by viruses within the state itself. Although these are the confirmed numbers, the whole is about 800 suspected contamination by the virus in the two states.

The first case of the disease in Minas, was confirmed this week in a woman of 48 years, a resident of the municipality of Matozinhos, metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte. Samples from five other patients are being analyzed to confirm or discard the disease.

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15/10/2014

Pernambuco confirms 1st case of chikungunya; other five are investigated

Information was released by the State Department of Health on Wednesday.
Ministry of Health has confirmed 173 cases of the disease throughout the country.

The State Department of Health (SES) reported that a case of chikungunya virus infection was confirmed in Pernambuco . Five other cases are being investigated. According to the agency, no transmission occurred within the state itself (autochthonous cases). Patients were infected in Bahia, Dominican Republic and Africa. SES still do not know which African country the patient may have contracted the disease. The information was disclosed on Wednesday (15).

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Posted on 10/16/14

Ministry of Health recorded 337 cases of Chikungunya virus

RIO - The Ministry of Health reported 337 cases of Chikungunya virus in Brazil until October 11, 87 and 250 confirmed by laboratory criteria for clinical and epidemiological criteria. Of the total, 38 cases were imported from people who have traveled to countries with disease transmission, such as the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Venezuela, the Caribbean Islands and French Guiana.

The other 299 were diagnosed in people with no record of international travel to countries where transmission occurs. These cases, called native, 17 were registered in the city of Oyapock (AP), 274 in the city of Feira de Santana (BA), seven in Riach?o Jacu?pe (BA) and 1 in Matozinhos (MG).


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10/17/2014

Campo Grande registers first case of chikungunya in MS, says Health

Victim of 34 years was admitted in a private hospital and has been discharged.

Another suspected case is still under investigation, according Sesau.

The first case of chikungunya of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande was confirmed on Friday (17) by the Municipal Health Secretariat (Sesau).
According to a spokesperson for the agency, a man of 34 years had the disease confirmed this morning, when the result of the blood test was disclosed.

The man was admitted to a private hospital in South Mato Grosso capital. He was discharged and is now at home. Besides this confirmed case, the other three were being investigated by Sesau. Two of the suspects were excluded after the result of the blood test and still under investigation.

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Amapá recorded more than 600 cases of chikungunya fever

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The number of cases of chikungunya fever reported throughout the state of Amapá has already reached 629. The city of Oiapoque, which is 590 kilometers from the capital Macapa, already has 366 people with confirmed disease.

"We're making sanitary blocks in output Oiapoque to try to contain the spread of the disease state," says the director of the State Division of Epidemiological Surveillance, Iracilda Pinto.

The municipality still held joint actions among agents endemic, Army and Fire Brigade to fight the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which transmits the disease agent.

Among the preventive measures are home visits, insecticide spraying and cleaning the city.

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