The Caraguatatuba City Hall, through the Center for the Control of Zoonoses (CCZ), this week began the fourth and final assessment of larvae density (ADL) of the year. The activity aims to collect samples from potential breeding sites for the Aedes aegypti mosquito to measure the incidence of dengue and chikungunya, of which 28 positive cases have already been recorded in the city.

During October, the teams must visit about 3,000 properties that will be inspected throughout the municipality. From here it is possible to get an overview of the situation in the municipality and begin work on removing breeding sites.

According to Dengue Control Coordinator, Ricardo Fernandez, this work is very important, because it will guide control activities for the next three months, which is the time when dengue fever reappears, due to the rise in temperature.

“Houses receive visits from epidemic control teams, from Monday to Friday, in the morning and afternoon. “We rely on the cooperation of residents to receive customers who have been duly identified,” Ricardo adds.

The last assessment in July recorded a 1.8% infection rate for the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits dengue, Zika and chikungunya, putting the municipality on alert.

Aedes aegypti is the vector of dengue, Zika and chikungunya. If you suspect a mosquito outbreak in your area, call the dengue hotline at: (12) 3887-6888 or 156.