National Dengue Day is celebrated on the 19th Saturday. As a result, the Roraima government, through the Ministry of Health, stressed the need to intensify measures to control Aedes aegypti mosquito vectors in the country’s 15 municipalities. The state.
“The 19th day was established as ‘D-Day’, and activities could be carried out from that day onwards. However, some municipalities organized themselves differently, each carrying out its own actions,” explained the director of the NCFAD (State Center for Yellow Fever and Yellow Fever Control Dengue), Rosangela Santos.
According to data from the fourth LIRAa (Aedes aegypti Rapid Indicator Survey), six cities showed a high risk of dengue transmission, namely São João da Baliza (5.5%); Mukagai (5.3%); Karakari (4.4%), Karuibe (4.3%); Alto Alegre (4.2%) and Canta (4.0%).
A survey considers a high risk of arbovirus transmission when a municipality obtains an index equal to or greater than 4.0% of Aedes aegypti prevalence.
municipalities of Rorainópolis (3.7%); Iracema (3.0%); Boa Vista (2.8%); Sao Luiz (2.2%); Bonfim (2.1%) and Aeromota (1.4%) showed moderate risks of infection by the Aedes mosquito. While Normandy (0.6%), Bacarima (0.4%) and Amagary (0.0%) were cities with a low risk of contracting the virus.
“In the case of Rorainópolis, which is the second largest municipality in the state in terms of population, they have been able to significantly reduce the number of cases of arboviruses, by implementing various measures. In the case of D-Day, their activity will be with the state government on December 17,” Rosângela added. .
Municipal support
Throughout the year, the CGVS (General Coordination of Health Surveillance) designed and implemented routines to eliminate breeding sites, and provided training to municipalities, as well as technical visits to monitor vector control activities across the state.
According to the director of the NCFAD, the number of probable cases of dengue this year is lower than the minimum expected, with the total number of cases more than 56.
“For this reason, we call on all residents to join the health professionals and endemic agents in charge of this service every day, in order to undertake a major campaign to eradicate Aedes aegypti breeding sites,” he said.
Rosangela also recalls that small situations can be taken to support combat teams, such as identifying potential breeding sites, such as poorly packaged household trash, soda caps thrown into the backyard, small plant plates with water, water storage containers such as a water tank, exposed pots and barrels, Among other things.
“The state team to combat the arbovirus and the municipalities call on the population to fight mosquitoes every day. Thus, we will avoid these diseases that are transmitted by Aedes aegypti.”
About D-Day
Law No. 12235/2010 states that the penultimate Saturday of November, which is held on the 19th of this year, will be the National Day for Dengue Fever.
The main objective of this appointment is to mobilize government initiatives and population participation to combat and control the vector of this disease, Aedes aegypti, through educational campaigns.
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