With heat forecast in the coming days, City Hall highlights the importance of combating dengue mosquito breeding sites

With heat forecast in the coming days, Louveira City Hall highlights the importance of combating breeding sites for the mosquito that transmits dengue fever at home. Through Health Surveillance, the City Hall carries out awareness, prevention and direct combat actions against mosquitoes. In a commitment to speed up care for patients with mild symptoms of dengue fever and respiratory diseases, the City of Louveira carries out an Operational Plan at the Center’s Basic Health Unit (UBS Lucilene Mosca Melin).

In strategic and continuous action, City Hall teams carry out a series of actions to contain the spread of mosquitoes, such as the use of an inspection drone in difficult to access areas, theater presentations in Municipal Schools to raise awareness among children, sound cars, misting in neighborhoods with the highest cases, Tendas da Saúde, on-site inspections in places that were reported by residents, strategic points and works to guide and eliminate mosquito breeding sites.

With individualized care, the Operational Plan begins with the nurse evaluating patients and referring them for Telemedicine consultation. Plano is open daily from 8am to 5pm. The focus is on users over 10 years of age who have a Citizen Card.

In a highlighted action, the City Council also uses a drone to apply insecticide/larvicide in difficult-to-access places. The equipment uses a residual effect product, which consists of eliminating mosquitoes that are born or land in the region where it was applied. The product does not present any risks to the health of humans and animals, except fish, but it is not used in places where they are present. The Department of Health will request the use of the drone as cases increase in regions that have difficult access.

Also underway throughout the city is the Mutirão Bairro a Bairro, which carries out mowing, weeding, cleaning drains, maintenance of squares and public spaces, sweeping, changing light bulbs and working on the pick-up truck, thus complementing the fight against dengue. .

Complaint

Residents can report anonymously through Louveira City Hall channels: Relou app, Contact Us, Ombudsman and directly to Surveillance by phone: (19) 3878-2323.

Guidelines for the population to prevent themselves at home

The Department of Health reinforces that it is essential that residents carry out precautions in their homes and businesses, eliminating possible mosquito breeding sites. See below for some prevention tips.

– Cover barrels and water tanks;
– Always keep gutters clean;
– Always leave bottles or other containers upside down;
– Keep trash bins well covered;
– Leave drains clean and with screens;
– Clean weekly or fill plant pot dishes with sand;
– Clean animal water bowls with a brush or loofah;
– Remove water accumulated in the laundry area or in places such as behind the washing machine.
– Cover and carry out periodic maintenance of swimming pool areas;
– Clean external drains and channels;
– Be careful with bromeliads, aloe vera and other plants that can accumulate water;
– Use tightly stretched tarps to cover objects and avoid the formation of puddles of water;
– Keep objects that can accumulate water, such as tires, covered or turned over so that the water does not remain stagnant.