Chagas disease outbreak in Óbidos, Brazil, Digi Mart USA News (Óbidos, Pará, Brazil): A patient infected during an outbreak of Chagas disease linked to the consumption of homemade patauá wine died on Saturday, November 7, at 1 p.m. in Oriximiná, in western Pará state.
The patient had been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Menino Jesus Regional Hospital.
The death was confirmed by the Municipality of Óbidos through its Municipal Health Department. With this death, the municipality now reports six confirmed cases still under follow-up.
Of those six cases, two people remain hospitalized and are receiving medical care, while four are being monitored on an outpatient basis. According to the Health Department, these patients have a stable clinical condition and are asymptomatic.
In addition to the confirmed cases, 24 other people who directly consumed the homemade drink continue to be monitored by Health Surveillance teams and are undergoing tests to investigate possible infection.
The municipality said it is in direct contact with the management of the Menino Jesus Regional Hospital and with state health authorities to monitor the situation and provide assistance to the family of the deceased patient.
