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According to the Ministry of Health, eleven cities along the coast of São Paulo are on alert or at risk of being infested with mosquitoes Aedes aegypti dengue, zika transmitter , chikunguya and urban yellow fever.
Santos, for example, one of the cities on the alert alert, estimates that a million people will attend the New Year's Eve pyrotechnic show.
This week, the Ministry of Health published the results of the LIRAa (Quick Survey on Infestation Rates by of Aedes aegypti ), which shows the situation of Brazilian cities in this regard. concerning mosquito breeding sites
. The real estate infestation index takes into account real estate with mosquito larvae in stagnant water: the index between 1% and 3.9% is considered to be on alert and at the above this level of risk.
On the coast of São Paulo, the Ave is that of São Vicente, in the Baixada Santista, with an index of 6%, and Iguape, on the south coast, with 6.1%. Both cities are at risk of infestation. Santos, Peruíbe and Itanhaém, Guarujá and Cubatão, in the Baixada, and São Sebastião, Ubatuba, Ilhabela and Caraguatatuba, on the north coast, have clues that have put them on alert.
In the state of São Paulo, there are 250 cities in the country. alert or risk situation, according to the ministry.
Between January and November 6 of this year, the state recorded 9,181 cases of confirmed dengue fever, compared with 6,269 cases of dengue fever. in 2017: up 46.4%. There was a decrease from the chikungunya, which registered 209 cases this year and 354 cases last year. There have also been 123 cases of zika this year and 121 in 2017. Since 1940, no case of yellow fever in urban areas has been reported in the country.
ACTIONS TO TAKE
The city of São Vicente indicated in a note that it was working with focuses on strategic points such as old irons, forests, cemeteries and in areas of high traffic .
Ana Paula Valeiras, Health Surveillance Officer of Santos City Council, said the municipality was continuing the activities already carried out to combat endemic diseases through street workers, home visits and educational activities in schools, businesses and health centers.
Caraguatatuba stated that she was guiding residents and making periodic visits. The city of Cubatão said that she was conducting awareness-raising actions. The management of Itanhaém said that it distributed posters and leaflets and proceeded to the inspection of real estate. Ubatuba said it has made efforts and carried out educational activities. Peruíbe said that he was intensifying his actions to fight the mosquito.
BEYOND THE ACCEPTABLE
In São Paulo, five cities are on alert or are at risk of infesting the dengue mosquito, according to the ministry. The most serious situation is that of Arujá, with an infestation rate of 6.2%.
In this last city, there were 391 dengue cases in 2017, compared to 85 this year. Guarulhos also had 15 cases of chikungunya in 2017 and nine cases this year. In the capital, the rate of infestation by mosquitoes is considered satisfactory.
The Guarulhos Town Hall, under the leadership of Guti Gustavo (PSB), announced that it would "step up its actions to fight mosquitoes". The administration also said that 46% of the properties visited in October were closed or the resident refused to let the officers in.
The city of Cotia, under the direction of Rogério Franco (PSD), declared that "it carries out preventive and educational actions, alongside the population". The municipality of Osasco, under the direction of Rogério Lins (PTN), said perform daily home visits. Under the leadership of Igor Soares (PTN), Itapevi Town Hall reported that she had visited 12,000 houses and that 2,600 water tanks had been screened. The city of Aruja did not respond
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