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04/29/2020, 16h04, Photo: Disclosure.
During this Covid-19 pandemic period, the São João da Barra Zoonosis Control Center continues to work to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits diseases such as dengue, zika, and chikungunya. While the preventive measures against coronavirus last, the request for the service, including complaints, is only made by calling 2741-8449. (read below)
“In addition to satisfying the request of the population, we have intensified the work of eliminating the focus of mosquitoes (larvae) on old, flooded plates, tire shops and other strategic points that can become major proliferators of Aedes aegypti,” said the director. from the Zoonoses Control Center, Marcos Machado, adding that the municipality also controls the adult phase of the mosquito with a smoked car and a coastal bomb.
Pick up tires at tire shops; use of a drone to identify flooded areas and abandoned pools; manhole treatment; The cleaning of channels and ditches to drain rainwater, in collaboration with the Department of Environment and Public Services, are other services developed by the Zoonosis Control Center.
– In the summer we promoted six joint efforts to combat Aedes aegypti. However, in this period of preventive social isolation against coronavirus, when people are home longer, awareness is needed so that, at least once a week, they can inspect the property and yard to remove any deposits or containers with water accumulation – Marcos concluded, detailing that if a larvicide or chlorine treatment intervention is necessary, in the case of an abandoned pool, the organ will take appropriate measures.
