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13:38, 26-Oct-2017
Yellow fever outbreak prompts park closure in Sao Paulo
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A suspected outbreak of yellow fever caused closure of the biggest park in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo on Wednesday.
Local officials announced the closing of Anhanguera park, and recommended residents stay away from two other parks, Canivete and Corrego do Bispo.
The decision follows other closures, including the Huerto Florestal (Forest Orchard) in north of the city, where a howler monkey was recently found dead. Preliminary lab tests showed the animal died of yellow fever.
In a statement, the city Health Secretariat said the new closings were precautionary measures pending further tests.
People wait in line to be vaccinated during a campaign of vaccination against yellow fever in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 25, 2017. /Reuters Photo
People wait in line to be vaccinated during a campaign of vaccination against yellow fever in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 25, 2017. /Reuters Photo
Experts believe the Haemagogus mosquito, mostly found in tropical Central and South America, infected the monkey in the wild.
The monkey was found just a few weeks after Brazil's Health Ministry announced the end of a yellow fever outbreak in Sao Paulo, which left 261 dead and 777 people infected.
The city also announced a mass vaccination campaign focusing on people living around the Huerto Forestal.
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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency