Teams of Endemic Disease Control Agents (ACE) from the Municipal Health Department continue to implement joint efforts and launches in Itabuna neighborhoods to ensure the elimination of mosquitoes that transmit dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses.
The event will be held on Wednesday the 19th of this month in Bairro Fonseca, starting at 8 a.m., with the participation of the General Cleaning Section of the Secretariat of Infrastructure and Urbanism and Biosanear. The same work was already carried out in the neighborhoods of Maria Pinheiro and Pedro Geronimo last week.
One of the measures will be to collect discarded materials such as old furniture and household utensils that will be collected by public hygiene staff with the support of a bucket, in the so-called landfill. It is important that residents cooperate in placing discarded items on their doorsteps in the first hours of the dengue mosquito control team’s work in the neighborhood.
In addition to eliminating breeding sites in water tanks and treating with larvicides, endemic disease control agents also promote educational activities to engage residents in eliminating mosquito infestations and educate people about dengue and the consequences and risks to a person when bitten by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
Coordinator of the Endemic Disease Control Section of the Municipal Health Department, Lucimar Santos Ribeiro, said that one day before the joint effort, families residing in Fonseca will be informed of the presence of agents, time and participation of each person. To cooperate with the action to be performed.
“The work has been successful with a decrease in the number of cases in the municipality due to the participation of the population, our partners in this fight that concerns everyone. City Mayor Augusto Castro (PSD) has provided the necessary support to the actions of our agents,” the coordinator announced.
Lucimar also stressed the importance of joint efforts that, in addition to enhanced cleaning of backyards and vacant lots, significantly reduce the number of building infestations in the city, which currently stands at about 1.5%.
Director of the Health Surveillance Department, Maristela Antunes, confirmed that Itabuna remains in the “white zone” for arboviruses, according to the latest monitoring carried out by the Bahia State Health Department (SESAB).
Caption: Joint efforts against Aedes aegypti keep Itapuna with low arbovirus infection rates – archive photos
