Known disease increase
The health epidemiological surveillance team received rumors about the deaths of 3 non-human primates at a site next to a peripheral neighborhood in a city of 100,000 inhabitants in the Amazon region, Brazil. The city is close to a mining region with rumors of extensive deforestation in a region of difficult access nearby.
The following week, 2 suspected human cases were reported in a group of fishermen coming from a non-endemic region for sport fishing.
In the following week, a death of a 42 years old man due to Yellow Fever Virus (YFV) infection was reported in a regional reference hospital in the region.
Questions to consider
- What information is needed to assess the situation?
- Which professionals should be involved to investigate these events?
- What environmental aspects should be considered?
What is expected of the group on day 1:
- Organization of the group to broaden the understanding of the situation and start the discussion about the first steps to guarantee actions with an impact in the future.