The emergency situation with dengue throughout Colombia has already recorded more than 165 thousand cases this year, a figure higher than the 132 thousand the previous year.
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Today there is confirmation of a case detected in a person residing in La Linda, this fact joins previous reports of cases in Villa Pilar: these are people who state that they have not left the urban area in the last month, for which presumes the presence of the vector Aedes aegypti in the sector.
From the Secretariat of Public Health of Manizales, it is recommended to the population of Manizales, especially for the Colombia village, Kilometer 41 sector and the villages where the transmitting mosquito has been identified, and now in La Linda, to strengthen environmental management and the surrounding areas. from your home with the following:
- Properly cap water storage tanks; This way they will remain without eggs and larvae.
- Wash and brush vigorously with hypochlorite (the well-known “limpid”), once a week, the containers where water is stored, such as tanks, swimming pools, buckets, vases, fountains or water basins, among others. Change the water periodically.
- Eliminate stagnant water from containers, puddles, tires, bottles, plastics, tree leaves and other objects around your home.
- It is very important to properly manage the channels on roofs and sheds, as mosquito breeding sites can also form there; Do it carefully, avoid accidents.
- Pick up all trash that may contain water, even if it is little.
- Wear appropriate clothing, such as long-sleeved shirts and long pants.
- Use repellents on uncovered areas of the body.
- Use mosquito nets and window blinds appropriately.
- Change the water in the animals’ drinkers daily.
- Follow the instructions of the health authorities that visit your area.
Particularly for the La Linda sector, in all activities of daily life, the aforementioned safety actions must be intensified, to reduce the opportunity of contact with the transmitting mosquito.
