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A 28-year resident of San Carlos, 213 km from Sao Paulo, is admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Holy House with the same symptoms of unknown disease that killed two brothers who lived within the municipality. Symptoms are fever, spots in the body, cough, sore throat and breathing difficulties - the same Brisolari presented by Andrew, 31, and Alessandra Brisolari, 39, died earlier this month. The information is the newspaper Folha de S. Paul.

According to the Secretary of Health of São Carlos, Artur Pereira, state of the patient, who was not named, is serious but stable. She was breathing without the help of devices and should be observed. In the city, all health services have been warned to warn about other cases. The Epidemiological studies performed in women referred to the Instituto Adolfo Lutz - the diagnosis must be filed within 30 days.
She was treated with antibiotics and drugs indicated for the H1N1 virus that causes influenza A. About the deaths, Pereira said that initial tests have ruled out meningitis, dengue hemorrhagic fever, hantavirus, yellow fever, spotted fever, leptospirosis and the H1N1 virus. The city urged people to avoid poorly ventilated environments


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Municipal Health Department has issued a statement announcing that more than one pathology was ruled out as the cause of family tragedy


Meningitis was ruled out yesterday as the death of the brothers Andrew and Alessandra Brisolari through a statement issued by the Municipal Health, the Monitoring Committee. According to the analysis of laboratory tests, the statement said, the "meningitis" was also removed as a condition that likely would have caused the deaths of the brothers who had fever, throat infection and blemishes in the body. In last Friday (9) the municipal secretary of Health, Artur Pereira, had discarded other diseases such as Dengue, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Yellow Fever, hantavirus and leptospirosis.
People directly involved with the acute febrile syndrome who had mild to moderate clinical manifestations are in good general health, but remained under observation. The Monitoring Committee also emphasizes that so far (September 12 - 11am) there is no report of new cases.
The Committee stresses that the population must redouble care basic hygiene, like washing hands before meals and do not put your hands in your mouth or eyes, drawing attention to symptoms such as fever, red spots on the body and, above all, lack air. In this case, look for a Health Unit
The municipal secretary of Health, Artur Pereira, ensures that the three hypotheses can be viruses, bacteria or food poisoning. Patel also revealed that monitoring is being conducted in a family and the people who had contact with the brothers Brissolari in recent days. He said both were sick for about 15 days and would also be self-medicating. "Andre taught at SESI, but there is no risk for students."
The Secretary explained that the disease met fever and throat infection, followed by staining body. "It is an acute febrile syndrome accompanied by spots of the body. They discarded the chance of dengue hemorrhagic fever, hantavirus and leptospirosis. " However, he did not rule out the possibility of both having been infected by the H1N1 virus, which causes the so-called "swine flu". It was also not ruled out that the brothers were victims of a meningitis.
Andrew, who was a doctoral student at USP, died on Thursday morning (8) and Alexander died with similar symptoms in the Santa Casa de São Carlos, at around 23.30 on Thursday. Brissolari Alessandra, 39, who worked in the Department of Finance of the Municipal Health and was the brother of the same symptoms, fever and flu. The boy's body underwent an autopsy at the Death Verification Service of the State Hospital Américo Brasiliense.
The result of the report comes out three to four weeks. A spokesperson for the State Department of Health reported that before the results have not as manifest.


Note from the City of San Carlos


The Municipal Secretariat of Health, through the Monitoring Committee, announces that, according to the analysis of laboratory tests, the "meningitis" was also removed as the probable cause of death of the brothers André and Alessandra Brisolari Brisolari. In last Friday (9) had already been discarded Dengue, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Yellow Fever, Hantavirus and Leptospira.
People directly involved with the acute febrile syndrome who had mild to moderate clinical manifestations are in good general health, but remained under observation.
The Monitoring Committee also emphasizes that so far (September 12 - 11am) there is no report of new cases.
The Committee reinforces the public to step up care of basic hygiene, like washing hands before meals and do not put your hands in your mouth or eyes, drawing attention to symptoms such as fever, red spots on the body and, especially, lack of air. In this case, look for a Health Unit


San Carlos, September 12, 2011.
City of San Carlos
Municipal Health

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The sister of college students doctorate at USP, who died on Thursday morning (8) , died with similar symptoms in the Santa Casa de São Carlos, at around 23.30 on Thursday. Brissolari Andrew, 31, who was also professor of chemistry at Sesi, may have been the victim of dengue fever or meningitis, according to city officials.

Brissolari Alessandra, 39, worked in the Department of Finance of the Municipal Health and was the brother of the same symptoms, fever and flu. The boy's body underwent an autopsy at the Death Verification Service of the State Hospital Américo Brasiliense. The result of the report comes out three to four weeks.

The sister will be buried at 13:30 in Our Lady of Mount Caramel Cemetery. The press office of the City of San Carlos said it will manifest itself on the afternoon of Friday, at a news conference.

Worry
The parents are worried because they do not know what caused the deaths. "The medical staff was unable to know by now what happened. If it was a bacteria, you need to take drug or vaccine to protect themselves," said the cousin of the victims Edmilson Biondi.

Decicino Daniele, who also is a cousin of the victims, said he had contact with the two brothers on Monday (5). "I came to their house and Alessandra said he was like a nursing home because everyone was cold. Andre was having a relapse of the flu and did not stop anything in his stomach," he said.

Afraid of being ill, on Thursday (8) Daniele sought a health and epidemiological surveillance to ask directions. "It would need to await the report of the examination and autopsy of Alessandra and Andrew had nothing to be done."

The press office said the city was the Epidemiological Monitoring of the victims to the house and locked it possible breeding sites of mosquito that transmits dengue. The shares will only be taken against meningitis after the release of test results.

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