Salto Closes Lavras Park After Three Spotted Fever Deaths Confirmed

Overview

• City officials ordered a temporary interdiction after a state epidemiology notice, and no reopening date has been set for the park along the Tietê River.
• Two victims were parkgoers and a third lived on private property in Salto, according to the municipal statement.
• Health and environment teams expanded case tracking and public guidance and applied biological acaricides and entomopathogenic fungi in public areas.
• Authorities note one additional death remains under investigation involving a resident who lived near the park.
• The Health Ministry advises light clothing, long sleeves, boots, routine tick checks, and repellents with DEET, IR3535, or icaridin, as São Paulo has recorded 36 cases and 18 deaths this year through October.