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A survey of the Goiás Department of Public Health (SES-GO) indicates that the incidence of Aedes aegypti mosquito in the country has increased between October and November compared to the same time of the year last. According to the agency, in some cities, the numbers are much higher than the average, causing the state of emergency and may occur epidemics or epidemics.
The mosquito transmits dengue, chikungunyae zika. According to the data, the index rose from 0.22%, considered a low index of infestation, to 1.1%, which already defines the state of alert. In Goiânia, the percentage is 3.2%. The tolerable by the Ministry of Health is 1%.
Seven cities in the state show results above 4%, representing a state of emergency. They are: Goianapolis, Araçu, Aporé, São Francisco de Goiás, Ituaçu, Montes Claros de Goiás and Cabecerias.
In these municipalities, according to Marcelo Rosa, general coordinator of SES-GO to fight Aedes, it is possible that the situation worsens if the amount is not reduced in the coming days.
"Some municipalities in Goiás could experience epidemics or even epidemics, depending on the number of people found," he says.
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"These areas are monitored with the help of statistics, georeferencing, where each house is monitored, visited and indexed. What are the strengths and areas for improvement in the fight against dengue, "said Lt. Col. Marcos Monteiro, Deputy Commander of Civil Defense.
Data from epidemiological bulletin updated to # 39 last Saturday (24) show that 62 people have already died in Goiás, victims of dengue.Thirty other cases are still the subject of an investigation.
Goiânia is the city that counts the more cases (15), followed by Senador Canedo (7), Aparecida de Goiânia (5), Mineiros (5) and Rio Verde (4).
The State has already notified 96,540 cases of dengue, 25% more than the same period last year, of which 57,352 cases were confirmed, almost half of them in the capital.
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