One Peruvian 36 years, who worked in a mine in the municipality of Monte do Carmo, Tocantins, was the first case of the state of yellow fever in humans this year according to the Secretary of State for Health of Tocantins (SES-TO).
The suspicion is that the infection occurred in the mining company where the man worked . The place is close to a forest area. The exact location of the infection is still investigated.
Next week, the SES-TO vector and zoonoses surveillance board will make a technical visit in Monte do Carmo, to conduct the case investigation at the site.
The case is investigated by the Ministry of Health in conjunction with SES-TO. THE patient was admitted to a hospital in the Federal District according to the Ministry of Health.
According to Arbovisor Surveillance Manager, Christiane Bueno Hundertmarck, the Ministry of Health along with SES-TO, will perform an active search for unimmunicated people and disseminate information to the population about the disease.
Yellow fever vaccination
Vaccination is the main yellow fever prevention tool. The immunizer is part of the basic vaccination calendar for children from 9 months to children under 5, with a dose of reinforcing at 4 years of age, as well as a single dose for the 5 to 59 -year -old population that has not yet been vaccinated, according to the folder.
This content was originally published in Peruvian is the first infected with yellow fever in Tocantins by 2025 on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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