The larvae index Aedes aegypti puts Rio Claro on alert for dengue fever | Sao Carlos and Araraquara

July, which is the month of drought, had one of the best clues: 1.1. Even so, he is still on the alert line that goes from 1 to 4. The peak was in April, which reached 3.1.

The index is enough for the city to have an epidemic. The city has taken measures against breeding sites and visits an average of 1.2 thousand houses every three months.

The coordinator of the dengue fever program, Maria Júlia Guarnieri Baptista, is still on alert. The cases recorded in recent years at Rio Claro are of type 1 and 4 dengue, but the type 2 virus is now circulating in the region and, if it is spread in the city, can cause an epidemic. "We can have a mbad broadcast," he said.

One of the problems was the dirt and garbage thrown into the land. At Jardim Guanabara, containers and all sorts of larvae occupy almost a block and, according to the president of the inhabitants' badociation, Edson Alexander Locatelli, the problem is recurrent because after cleaning, people come back throw garbage in the place.

"The town hall did the housework, but it did not resolve and the problem comes back as before," he said.