Itabuna City Hall fights Aedes aegypti mosquito in Santo Antonio

This Tuesday, the 30th, it was Bairro Santo Antônio’s turn to host the Mutirão to Combat the Aedes aegypti Mosquito. Coordinated by the Department of Combating Endemic Diseases of the Municipal Health Department of the City of Itabuna, the event mobilized more than a hundred employees.

The task force had the support of the Secretariat of Infrastructure and Urbanism (SIURB), through the Department of Public Cleaning, and Biosanear, with throw-away actions, when disused utensils or even unusable furniture and appliances are collected.

During the action, educational and cleaning actions were carried out, following the schedule to combat the transmitter of arboviruses: dengue, zika, chikungunya and yellow fever.

The director of the Department of Public Cleaning, Lázaro Pellegrini, informed that the task force included the participation of 30 machine operators and sweepers and another 32 workers from the company responsible for household waste collection Biosanear.

“We have a backhoe collecting debris in bad spots in Santo Antônio and a bucket,” said Lázaro Alcântara Pelegrini. The actions in the neighborhood end at 1 pm and become even more important after the confirmed case of Oropouche Fever.

The coordinator of Combating Endemic Diseases at the Municipal Health Department, Lucimar Ribeiro, warns that people can cooperate with the City Hall’s efforts to combat Aedes aegypti, by just 10 minutes a week inspecting and inspecting possible breeding sites.

“Any reservoirs, even a simple beer or soda cap and plate under a potted plant can become mosquito breeding sites,” he said. The next one will be held on the 8th, from 8 am to 1 pm, in Jaçanã, in the south of the city.

Caption: Task Force to Combat the Aedes aegypti Mosquito in Santo Antônio – Ascom Photos