The General Directorate of Health Surveillance reported 161 new cases of chikungunya and 60 cases of Dengue. From the health portfolio they insist on the elimination of mosquito breeding sites to prevent the proliferation of these diseases.
The report indicates that in the last epidemiological week evaluated (SE 49), 161 new cases of chikungunya and 60 cases of dengue were recorded. Likewise, according to the report, the average notifications of the last 3 weeks is 211 and 506, respectively.
As for the totality, there are 479 accumulated cases of chikungunya identified, so far in the epidemiological period of 2022, located in the departments of: Central (369), Asunción (68), Presidente Hayes (11), Concepción ( 5), Caaguazú (5), Paraguarí (5), Guairá (4), Alto Paraná (3), Amambay (2), Boquerón (2), San Pedro Norte (1), Caazapá (1), Itapúa (1) , Misiones (1), Ñeembucú (1).
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The accumulated dengue, therefore, reaches 318 in the departments of: Alto Paraguay (124), Amambay (65), Caaguazú (47), Canindeyú (28), Central (23), Asunción (8), Boquerón (5 ), Concepción (4), Alto Paraná (3), Itapúa (3), Guairá (2), Presidente Hayes (2), San Pedro Sur (1), Cordillera (1), Caazapá (1), Misiones (1) .
ELIMINATION OF BREEDERS
From the Ministry of Health indicate that useless solid wastes occupy about 80% of the breeding sites found in homes. These are those containers that have no use. They are usually found scattered in the patio of the house: plastic containers, bottles, cans, discarded household appliances, disused toilets, scrap metal, among others.
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HOW TO DISPOSE OF WASTE
Unusable waste is a potential breeding ground for mosquitoes; it should be disposed of with the common garbage.
– Those useless objects that cannot be discarded, such as household appliances, tires or others, must be placed indoors or covered in order to avoid the accumulation of water.
– Drill holes in the cans to prevent them from accumulating water
– Disused toilets deposited in the patio can be filled with earth and used as planters.
– Cover tanks and drums with water that will be used.
