A person who lives in Montevideo is infected, the MSP reported. Four other patients were ruled out.
He Ministry of Public Health (MSP) managed to confirm the second case of equine encephalomyelitis in humans for a person in Montevideo, after having ruled out 4 cases and 15 are still suspicious.
At the end of January, the ministry confirmed the first case of a citizen residing in the department of Saint Joseph, within the framework of outbreak which was detected on the coast on December 2 of last year, when the first case in horses was known. However, the patient was already discharged according to the weekly portfolio report with data until the 6th of this month.
The second case was confirmed in Montevideo, according to the report. Meanwhile, 4 suspected cases were ruled out and 2 belonged to Maldonado, 1 to Montevideo and 1 to Paysandu. For its part, there are currently 15 suspected cases: 4 in Montevideo, 3 in Saint Joseph3 in Soriano, 2 in Black river1 in Rocha, 1 in Paysandú and 1 in Cannelloni.
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MGAP warnings about the disease
Faced with the progression of the disease and the possibility of human contagion, he MGAP issued a series of warnings detailed below:
- The disease is viral and is transmitted from birds to mosquitoes.
- The human being and the equine are incidental guests when they are bitten by mosquitoes carrying the virus.
- An infected horse has a negligible risk of contagion towards other horses and humans.
- Encephalomyelitis is predominantly seen in humid areas, where large niches of mosquitoes are found coexisting with birds that act as reservoirs.
- Mosquito control is important, the use of repellents authorized during the period of greatest mosquito activity.
What are the symptoms in humans?
On the other hand, given possible symptoms in humans, the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) He detailed what the signs are:
- High fever.
- Intense headache.
- Neck stiffness.
- Confusion or altered mental status.
- Seizures.
- Muscular weakness.
Source: Ambito
