For the purpose of eradicating the aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue, the Secretary of Health of the Atlantic carries out prevention campaigns in the Mundo Feliz neighborhood, in the municipality of Galapa.
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According to the authorities, an epidemiological situation with the virus has been occurring in this sector, so a day was held with the aim of educating the community on how to maintain clean environments in homes.
The departmental Secretary of Health, Alma Solano, indicated that they are in the active patient search with symptoms to establish prompt care and mitigate disease outbreaks.
The health guardians swept more than 500 houses, where they explained how to eradicate the mosquito that transmits dengue, how to identify and differentiate the signs and symptoms of the disease.
In addition, the group of officials in charge of vector-borne diseases has inspected 1,050 homes to identify deposits and possible mosquito breeding sites, according to official figures.
To eliminate the problem, it is essential that the community always check and frequently wash those sites or deposits to store liquids that can become possible breeding sites for the dengue mosquito, as recommended by this Secretariat.
These actions and prevention of dengue have been carried out in the 22 municipalities of the department and in their districts to guide the community towards the eradication of mosquito breeding sites.
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Recommendations of the authorities
- Eliminate breeding sites for the dengue-transmitting mosquito.
- Discard unusable items.
- Periodically change the water in vases and constantly clean the tanks and pools where clean water is stored.
- Keep areas of the house dry where clean water can be stored or retained.
- Wash the tanks and pools with enough hypochlorite and, with the help of a brush, remove the eggs that the mosquito has deposited.
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