O Carnival is approaching and there are those who are planning to have a good trip. Even though it is not a holiday in many places, some companies enact days off for their employees. So, of course, many of them think about hitting the road and enjoying the family holidays.
Are you going to travel at Carnival? Watch out for yellow fever!
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After long years of pandemic and high risks of contamination from Covid-19, some local health problems were forgotten. However, yellow fever is still a concern among Brazilian states, for example, as some cases became evident after the low contamination of the pandemic virus. The first case was registered in January, in São Paulo, which had not happened since 2020.
However, specifically this year, Carnival could be a problem for many people, as some states have started issuing yellow fever alerts. Some cities in Minas Gerais, Paraná and São Paulo are aware of the risk of contamination, as advised by the CVE (São Paulo Epidemiological Surveillance Center).
The CVE also reported that rural towns and areas with forests are at greater risk of contamination. Tourists are generally prepared to enjoy trail days and other tours that escape the Carnival revelry. Yellow fever is caused by coming into contact with wild mosquitoes that live in forested areas.
How to protect yourself from yellow fever?
If the trip is scheduled, no problem! The medical recommendation for these places is to keep your vaccination card up to date and to have taken all doses against yellow fever. If you haven't taken the vaccine yet, the CVE informs the best condition:
“The yellow fever vaccine has a period of 10 days to create antibodies. In this way, for those traveling during Carnival to the forest zone, to camps, trails, waterfalls, it is It is extremely important to carry out immunization as soon as possible,” said Tatiana Lang D’Agostini, director of CVE.
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