The deaths occurred in the municipalities of São Martinho (1), Campo Belo do Sul (10), São José do Cerrito (5) and Lages (1). In total, the state already counts 56 monkeys killed by the disease in 2021. The monkeys live in the same habitat as the mosquitoes that transmit yellow fever (Haemagogus and Sabethes) and, therefore, are the first victims of the disease, explains the note released by Dive.

 

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