According to municipal and state health authorities, a 56-year-old man died at dawn on Friday (3), after entering the UPA of Queimadinha
A death in Feira de Santana, NO, may have been caused by methanol poisoning, according to municipal and state health officials. The 56-year-old man would have died in the early hours of Friday (3), after being admitted to the Queimadinha UPA, located in that municipality. In a statement, the Bahian government reported that the case will be accompanied by local and state surveillance teams, in monitoring and investigation actions that will be supported by state public security authorities.
“Biological samples will be collected and referred for laboratory analysis, with a result provided for within seven days, in order to confirm or discard the hypothesis of intoxication,” said the government of Bahia – which is in “permanent dialogue with the Ministry of Health and with national health authorities” to monitor the situation in other states.
Suspected cases
Until Thursday afternoon (2), he had recorded 48 suspected cases of methanol poisoning. Another 11 cases had already been confirmed by laboratory detection by the Center for Strategic Information and Health Surveillance Response (CIEVS), according to the federal government -installed situation room.
The Minister of Health, even confirmed 12th case in, but the ministry then retreated and reported that the case of rapper Hungary is still accounted for as a suspect.
Only one death resulting from this type of intoxication was confirmed by the Ministry of Health in the State of. Seven more deaths are still in investigation, two in and the other five also in SP.
*With information from Agência Brasil
Posted by Nicolas Robert
