Cecilia Perret Perez from the GeoSentinel® Santiago, Chile (CHL) site has just informed us of a media report describing the death today of a 35-year old male, Chilean tourist who allegedly died of yellow fever in a hospital in Rio de Janeiro. The deceased, who was not vaccinated against yellow fever and, according to reports, had an anti-vaccine philosophy, traveled to Brasil, Río de Janeiro on December 29, 2017 and stayed on the island Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro state. He started with symptoms a week ago. According to his sister, there are other 2 Chilean tourists admitted to the same hospital in Rio with a diagnosis of yellow fever. A ProMed posting describes a death (Nr. 5 below) from yellow fever on Ilha Grande and media reports are suggesting that there is an outbreak in the area. Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever – Americas (11): Brazil monkeys Archive Number: 20180208.5613594 YELLOW FEVER – AMERICAS (11): BRAZIL MONKEYS ** A ProMED-mail post http://www.promedmail.org ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases http://www.isid.org In this posting: [1] National [2] Espírito Santo [3] São Paulo and Minas Gerais states [4] ABC region, São Paulo [5] Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro: RFI Media links: http://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/chile/2018/02/16/muere-joven-chileno-contagiado-con-fiebre-amarilla-en-brasil.shtml http://www.ahoranoticias.cl/noticias/nacional/216539-fallecio-chileno-que-se-contagio-de-fiebre-amarilla-en-viaje-a-brasil.html We stress that this is not a case submitted to GeoSentinel®, but rather a news report transmitted in Chile today. This sad situation provides further evidence of the importance of vaccinating travelers to Brazil especially if they plan travel to rural and even peri-urban locations. The WHO guidelines can be accessed by clicking here.
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Cecilia Perret Perez from the GeoSentinel® Santiago, Chile (CHL) site has just informed us of a media report describing the death today of a 35-year old male, Chilean tourist who allegedly died of yellow fever in a hospital in Rio de Janeiro. The deceased, who was not vaccinated against yellow fever and, according to reports, had an anti-vaccine philosophy, traveled to Brasil, Río de Janeiro on December 29, 2017 and stayed on the island Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro state. He started with symptoms a week ago. According to his sister, there are other 2 Chilean tourists admitted to the same hospital in Rio with a diagnosis of yellow fever. A ProMed posting describes a death (Nr. 5 below) from yellow fever on Ilha Grande and media reports are suggesting that there is an outbreak in the area. Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever – Americas (11): Brazil monkeys Archive Number: 20180208.5613594 YELLOW FEVER – AMERICAS (11): BRAZIL MONKEYS ** A ProMED-mail post http://www.promedmail.org ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases http://www.isid.org In this posting: [1] National [2] Espírito Santo [3] São Paulo and Minas Gerais states [4] ABC region, São Paulo [5] Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro: RFI Media links: http://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/chile/2018/02/16/muere-joven-chileno-contagiado-con-fiebre-amarilla-en-brasil.shtml http://www.ahoranoticias.cl/noticias/nacional/216539-fallecio-chileno-que-se-contagio-de-fiebre-amarilla-en-viaje-a-brasil.html We stress that this is not a case submitted to GeoSentinel®, but rather a news report transmitted in Chile today. This sad situation provides further evidence of the importance of vaccinating travelers to Brazil especially if they plan travel to rural and even peri-urban locations. The WHO guidelines can be accessed by clicking here.