Fumigation only eliminates the adult mosquito, not the egg or larva that is found on the wall of a container with water. With the elimination of hatcheries we prevent mosquitoes from reproducing.
The head of Health Surveillance, William Sequera, expressed his concern about the epidemiological situation of arbovirosis, taking into account that the rate of the epidemic of chikungunya is moving fast, atypical shape for this period.
“It worries that February be a month of dispersion throughout the national territory, ”said the doctor.
He mentioned that to deal with arboviral diseases we must attack the root problem, which in this case are mosquito breeding sites that are registered in the houses.
He explained that with the fumigation I only know kills the adult mosquito which is the one that flies around the environment, and not the eggs and larvae that are housed in containers with stagnant water where mosquito breeding sites are formed.
A minimum amount of water is enough for the Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that transmits chikungunya and other arboviral diseases, to deposit its eggs on the walls of containers with stagnant water and thus multiply. Within a few days, the Aedes eggs hatch into mosquitoes, ready to bite and transmit the virus. That is why the control and elimination of potential breeding sites is crucial.
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recommendations
Mosquitoes breed in any disused object or container with water, regardless of size. That is why it is important to discard any disused object that accumulates water.
Those useless objects that cannot be discarded, such as household appliances, tires or others, must be placed indoors or covered in order to prevent them from accumulating water.
Drums or containers with water that will be used must be kept tightly covered.
Likewise, it is indicated to change the water in the vases daily to prevent them from becoming breeding grounds, after cleaning the container with a brush, water and soap, in addition to cleaning the roots and stem. It is equally important to dispose of the water accumulated in pot/planter dishes.
As a measure to protect yourself against mosquito bites, it is advisable to use a mosquito net to sleep and repellent for outdoor activities.
