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Brazil: Yellow fever outbreaks

Shiloh

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.gringoes.com/articles.asp?ID_Noticia=2267

Brazil: Yellow fever in Sao Paulo and Rio Grande Do Sul States
April 14, 2009

A warning to travellers going to the states of Sao Paulo and Rio Grande Do Sul states that there are currently outbreaks of yellow fever, and to check their vaccination state.

The outbreak of yellow fever in Sao Paulo state began on 27 February 2009, and is ongoing. On 31 March, two more cases were reported bringing the total number of confirmed cases of yellow fever in the state to 15, including 8 deaths from the infection. The 8 deaths were registered in the cities of Piraju, Sarutaia and Itatinga in the Botucatu region, the southern part of the state. So far all those affected had been living in rural areas. A mass vaccination campaign is still in operation.

The outbreak of yellow fever in Rio Grande do Sul state, which began in Dec 2008, is ongoing. To date there have been 21 suspected cases of yellow fever; the Secretariat of Health has confirmed 13 cases including 6 deaths. The worst affected area is the Vale do Rio Pardo, 155 km from Porto Alegre. The immunisation campaign targeting the local population is to be extended.

Note that the yellow fever virus is spread by the bite of infected mosquitoes.
 
monkey found dead on Monday (18/may) in the city of Alambari (SP)

monkey found dead on Monday (18/may) in the city of Alambari (SP)

Tatu? 100 thousand are vaccinated against yellow fever

The Department of Health promotes Tatu? - from this Wednesday (20) in rural areas, and on Saturday (23) throughout the city - the vaccination campaign against yellow fever with the availability of 100 thousand vaccines, provided by State Department of Health in rural areas, the team of business Surveillance apply by visiting the doses in each property, from 9h to 16h. And on Saturday (23), vaccination will be the Square Matrix and in all Basic Health Units (BHU) in the municipality of 8h to 17h. In the same time, the campaign extends to all UBS, from Monday to Friday.

There are counter indicated for pregnant women, immunosuppressed, persons being treated with immunosuppressant drugs (used in transplant patients), dialysis, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and for those who have hypersensitivity to the egg. Should not be vaccinated children under 6 months of age and immunized more than 10 years.

The intensification of care is a monkey found dead on Monday (18) in the city of Alambari. Sent to the Adolfo Lutz Institute in Sao Paulo, it was found that the animal was yellow fever. Thus, Tatu?, to 41 km from Alambari, shall belong to the larger area at risk of disease. In Tatu?, approximately 10 thousand people have been immunized against yellow fever in recent weeks.

According to the Municipal Epidemiological Surveillance, the vaccine is highly immunogenic, ie, confers immunity from 95 to 99% of cases. It is well tolerated, rarely associated with serious adverse events and recommended for endemic areas of transition and the potential risk.

The yellow fever has occurred through Haemagogus mosquito, which transmits the disease from monkeys to humans. This is the so-called jungle yellow fever - the last case of transmission in urban areas occurred in Acre, in 1942. For Alambari, region of Itapetininga, no transmission to humans, only the monkey was found dead infected. However, recently, one person died due to disease in Buri, to 127 km from Tatu?.
By contracting the disease, the first symptoms are fever, headache, fatigue, malaise, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and muscle pain, mainly in the abdomen. If not treated, yellow fever and develops more serious symptoms arise, such as high fever, diarrhea, a bad smell, convulsions, delirium, internal bleeding and intravascular coagulation. There is also emergence of hepatitis and jaundice, characterized by yellowish skin. Complications ultimately lead the patient to death.

Department of Communication
For questions call (15) 3259.8424
comunicacao@tatui.sp.gov.br

Source: http://www.tatui.sp.gov.br/noticias/?id=2508
 
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