Four people who worked during an event at the venue could also be infected.
SOROCABA – There are already ten suspected cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever among the people who attended the events of the Fazenda Santa Margarida, a Campinas, within Sao Paulo. Four recent suspected cases of the disease are being investigated in Santa Isabel, in the São Paulo metropolitan region. Two people are hospitalized. The four residents worked on the Feijoada do Rosa event, held on the farm, on May 27. Two other suspected cases were reported on Friday 16 from the Itupeva town hall. The two people were at singer Seu Jorge’s concert, held on June 3, at the same facility.
With this, the number of patients with symptoms of Rocky Mountain spotted fever rises to ten, after attending the two parties in Santa Margarida. Two other suspected cases are being investigated in Campinas and two more in Jundiaí. Four people who also attended the event died from infection with the bacteria that cause Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
The Santa Isabel health department reported that, in total, eight people from the city worked at the Feijoada do Rosa event on the night of May 27 at the farm in Campinas. Of these, four showed symptoms. Two are hospitalized and two others are monitored by health services. The municipality awaits the results of the tests that are carried out at the Adolfo Lutz Institute and monitors the progress of the patients. The public has been warned to report signs of tick bites and symptoms of the disease immediately.
In addition to the two cases of people who attended events at the Fazenda Santa Margarida, the municipality of Itupeva is investigating three other suspected cases of people who may have been infected elsewhere. Jundiaí Epidemiological Surveillance is also investigating five other suspected cases, in which people reported recently visiting green areas in the municipality itself and in other cities. Test results are awaited.
four dead
One of the four victims of spotted fever, businessman and racing driver Douglas Costa, 42, lived in Jundiaí. He and his girlfriend, who lives in São Paulo, died on June 8, 12 days after attending the Feijoada do Rosa event in Santa Margarida. A 28-year-old woman, a resident of Hortolândia, and a 16-year-old teenager, who lived in Campinas, also died after attending the same party.
The two cases investigated in Campinas are a 40-year-old model, residing in Hortolândia, who attended the feijoada, on May 27, and a 38-year-old woman, residing in the same city, who attended the concert by the singer Seu Jorge, the 3 June. Both are still hospitalized. The city of Campinas is also investigating the case of a waitress who attended an event before Feijoada do Rosa on the farm and showed symptoms of the disease. According to the municipality’s Health Surveillance, if this case is confirmed, it will be considered before the current outbreak.
epicenter of the epidemic
The Fazenda Santa Margarida, located in the Joaquim Egídio district, considered the epicenter of the spotted fever in the region, is closed for events for a period of at least 30 days. The agritourism said in a statement that it is adopting the measures of the emergency plan created in collaboration with the municipal health surveillance agency to ensure greater safety among visitors.
The “Winter Farm” event, on July 21, which will have a presentation by Gusttavo Lima, has been transferred to the Dom Pedro Expo, located at the Shopping Parque Dom Pedro, in Campinas. The space used as a parking lot by habitués will also be downsized, which is currently next to a river where capybaras live. To park cars, regulars come into contact with grass that can harbor ticks.
The town hall of Campinas has announced that it is investing in the improvement of the alert structure on possible outbreaks of the star tick, which transmits the spotted fever to other parts of the city. 40 totems will be installed at the entrances and inside the parks and 350 signs in woods, paths and farms. About 500 posters will be posted in health services. The Campinas metropolitan region will have a technical committee to combat Rocky Mountain spotted fever made up of the region’s 20 cities and state government representatives.
Source: Terra
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