2023-11-07 23:20:00
Au Brazill’State of Roraima recorded one death due to yellow fever.
On August 27, the patient, a 38-year-old federal police officer, began showing symptoms: fever, intense vomiting and severe body pain. A day later he sought treatment in a private health unit and on the 29th he went to the Roraima General Hospital, where he was admitted due to the seriousness of the case. He died two days later. It was not until October 30 that the State Secretariat of Health (SE-SAU) received a report confirming that the cause of death was yellow fever. This is the first case of yellow fever recorded in the state in 16 years. The test confirming yellow fever was carried out at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases “Dr Evandro Serafim Lobo Chagas”, in Belém, Pará state.
SESAU has issued an alert in the 15 municipalities of the state on the need to vaccinate the population against the disease. In 2023, only 31.74% of Roraima residents were vaccinated against yellow fever.
In Brazil, vaccination against yellow fever became a routine vaccination recommendation for the entire country after the significant outbreak of the disease in the state of São Paulo in 2016/2017. According to figures provided by SESAU, from 2018 to 2022, the number of people vaccinated against the disease decreased by 28.16%.
Recommendations for travelers:
Yellow fever vaccination is recommended for a stay in the states of Acre, Amapa, Amazonas, Distrito Federal (including the city of Brasilia), Espirito Santo, Goias, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais , Parà, Paranà, Piaui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo and Tocantins, some areas of the State of Bahia, and Iguaçu Falls
Source: Cordoba epidemiological report. Argentina. n°2,748 on November 6, 2023
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