In Tolima there are already more than 10 primates who have died from yellow fever

The Regional Autonomous Corporation of Tolima (Cortolima) warned about an increase in the number of primates whose bodies have been found in the department and that their cause of death has been associated with yellow fever, since 13 cases are already counted.

This has been presented in municipalities in which positive patients have been registered for this disease, but Also in locations where there are still no cases such as plannedwhich has lit the alarms of the authorities.

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“The general total are 23 the primates that we have gone to analyze, so they have been studied and of these 13 have tested positiveFor yellow fever And there are still 10 that are under study at the National Institute of Health (INS), of the reports that we have sent as a corporation, “said Olga Lucía Alfonso, general director of Cortolima.

The finding of primates has been reported in five locations in Tolima, in which communities have been suggested that in case of identifying an animal of this lifeless species, it establishes contact with the environmental authority to activate the corresponding protocol.

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“In Chaparral there are five cases, in Ataco three cases, in three plan, in Canday one and in purification one. So, what the analyzes tell us is that 13 of the 23 have positive for yellow fever, “added the general director of Cortolima.

It has been clarified that Primates or monkeys are not yellow fever transmitters, Therefore, a call to awareness has been made to prevent communities from attacking them because they fulfill a specific role in the ecosystem.

To date There are 61 confirmed cases of yellow fever and 23 deaths in the region, While three foci are active to the East, to the south and to the North Tolimense.