Hunting
Through a press release, the Government of Córdoba reported that the World Health Organization reported in 2023 that dengue cases would increase, a situation that countries like Colombia are already experiencing. In the department of Córdoba, an analysis of the situation was carried out and the presence of a new mosquito that transmits dengue was confirmed in Montería, which is the city that accounts for 40% of the cases: aedes albopictus.
According to the entomologist of the Ministry of Health of Córdoba, Elkin Monterrosa VergaraIn 29 of the 30 municipalities, preventive campaigns have been carried out. However, they insisted on the importance of citizens becoming aware of the issue.
“In this case we found in the municipality of Montería, through the larvitraps placed in different neighborhoods in the month of May, the famous aedes albopictus. This mosquito had not been reported in the municipality of Montería, it had already been found in five municipalities in the south of Córdoba, however, we had not yet identified it in the middle Sinú and lower Sinú”he explained.
“The difference between Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus is that the latter can reproduce in clean and dirty waters.. Therefore, the call to the entire community to help us avoid these water stagnations, they will no longer be just clean water, remember that these stagnations with the rains, drain those waters that are stored in the vacant lots,” he added. the entomologist.
Likewise, it was indicated that the identification of the municipalities that initially reported the new mosquito was carried out by the University of Córdoba last year and it was possible to determine its presence in municipalities such as Ayapel, Buenavista, Planeta Rica, Pueblo Nuevo and Puerto Libertador.
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In this sense, the secretary of departmental Health Development, Carlos Vasco Álvarez, reiterated the importance of self-care and recalled that dengue can affect all people without distinction of age, sex, race or social stratum. “The call is to take care of ourselves, to inform ourselves about preventive measures and to act to confront this disease through prevention,” he stated.
Symptoms associated with dengue:
“The symptoms that should set off the alarm are: high fever for more than three days, muscle and bone pain, nausea or vomiting, skin rashes, pain behind the eyes. When faced with these symptoms, consult a doctor and do not self-medicate,” the authorities established.
Finally, they remembered the following measures to prevent dengue:
1- Eliminate mosquito breeding sites such as tires, lids, puddles and points where water stagnates.
2-Keep pools and water tanks covered and wash them every 8 days.
3-Use repellent.
4- Install mosquito nets, especially in rural areas
5- Drain the water that is stored in vacant lots and keep them free of weeds
The authorities warned that so far in 2024 they have had a report of about 2,237 cases of dengue.
