A task force to combat dengue fever will be held on Friday (10) in several neighborhoods of Betim, in the BH metropolitan area. The goal is to eradicate outbreaks of Aedes aegypti, the vector for dengue fever and other viruses, such as Zika and Chikungunya.

According to information from the city council, from 8 am, customers will travel through the areas with the highest prevalence in the municipality, According to data from the latest Rapid Index Survey of Aedes aegypti (LIRAa), indicating that the city is on alert for an epidemic of the disease.

The houses will be visited in the selected blocks in the regions of Alterosas, Centro, Citrolândia, Imbiruçu, Norte, PTB, Teresópolis and Vianópolis. Emphasis will also be placed on other locations that have been highlighted as critical points, such as areas where there is irregular disposal of debris and tires, as well as public spaces.

These sites will receive teams from the CDC, from the company’s Director of Environmental Services for Construction, Works, Services, Projects, Transportation and Traffic (Ecos), and from regional departments.

During the event, endemic disease control agents, together with urban cleaning teams, will visit priority areas, conduct home visits, mobilize the residents of these locations and collect useless objects that can accumulate water and serve as a breeding ground for mosquitoes. All materials collected from properties surveyed will be collected by Ecos teams.

According to the director of the Center for the Control of Zoonoses and Endemic Diseases, Patrícia de Fátima Araújo, populations play an essential role in the fight against dengue, as according to LIRAa, 96% of mosquito infestations occur indoors.

“The zoonotic agent is the facilitator who does the technical control and instructs residents on how to eradicate mosquito infestations, but house cleaning is up to the residents, who must remove or cover containers in which water can accumulate. Everyone has their own responsibility and the resident must do their part he says.

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From January 1 to Thursday (9), Betim recorded 419 probable cases of dengue fever, including those confirmed and those under investigation. This represents an increase of 95% compared to the same period last year, when the number of confirmed cases was 55. According to the city council, other regions will be visited in the coming weeks.

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