Abstract

OLIVEIRA, Stefan Vilges de; LOPES, João Tertuliano Silveira  and  BAIRROS, Sandra. Surveillance of yellow fever in Caçapava do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: a report on the epizootic of 2008-2009. Rev Pan-Amaz Saude [online]. 2010, vol.1, n.1, pp.181-186. ISSN 2176-6215.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S2176-62232010000100025.

This paper describes the actions undertaken by the Department of Health Surveillance of the Municipal Secretariat of Health and Environment of Caçapava do Sul, RS, regarding the yellow fever epidemic that affected the State and Municipality in the years 2008 and 2009. The efforts made in immunizations, the dissemination of information and clarification by the local media, fieldwork, the monitoring of deaths, and the collection of samples for a rapid diagnosis, all contributed to the success of this program, which resulted in no reports of human cases in the City.

Keywords : Yellow Fever; Epidemiologic Surveillance; Zoonoses.

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