Natal records 6,585 cases of dengue, zika and chikungunya in the first half of 2018 | Rio Grande do Norte

Of all the probable cases registered in 2018, 6,251 are dengue, 212 are chikungunya and 122 are zika. With that, the capital is facing a dengue epidemic.

The northern part of Natal is the most frequented region, 3,724 cases. A resident of Igapó neighborhood, housewife Fabiana da Silva recounts the drama she lived with her daughter who had dengue fever. "I spent more than a week in the hospital, she had vomiting and diarrhea," says Izabela's mother, who recovered from her illness in June.

Concerned by the outbreak, carpenter Jessé Barbosa, who has a four-month-old daughter, has taken steps to fight the mosquito. Every day, he cleans potted plants and places screens on the windows of his house. In addition, it uses a device that kills mosquitoes through small electrical discharges.

According to the Municipal Health Department of Natal, the districts of Igapó and Nossa Senhora da Apresentação are areas where the Zoonoses Control Center has been active since the beginning of the year by visits at home and using a smoke-free car. . In addition, in the district of Igapó, there is the work of continuing education carried out by the health unit of the region.