The Health Promotion Directorate of the Municipality of Santa Fe intensifies preventive actions against dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases Aedes aegypti. Since 2017, the city has had an entomological monitoring system through the ovitraps, devices that allow strategic planning of preventive measures in the different neighborhoods of the capital.
The ovitraps are placed in 50 strategic points in the city, functioning as water reservoirs where the mosquito deposits its eggs. These devices allow monitoring the activity of the insect, detecting its presence and anticipating the spread of diseases. During the last review, carried out in September, two neighborhoods in the city showed positive results in mosquito activity: Los Hornos and Guadalupe Oeste.
In these sectors, the Municipality, together with the neighbors, carried out debris removal operations. In Los Hornos, 640 homes in 20 blocks were visited, while in Guadalupe Oeste 880 homes were surveyed.
The mayor of Santa Fe, Juan Pablo Poletti, highlighted the joint work with the province in the prevention of dengue and stated that the municipality was working throughout the year to prevent the reproduction of the mosquito that transmits the disease. “We joined the provincial dengue program, where we interact directly with the Ministry of Health to coordinate territorial actions. But, as in many areas of health, vaccination is just another tool; Citizen prevention is key,” he highlighted.
Poletti also emphasized the importance of citizen awareness in eliminating possible breeding sites and said: “Fumigation has no effect if there is no active vector. After every rain, it is crucial for neighbors to check their yards and remove standing water. It is a collaboration that each citizen can do to prevent the appearance of mosquitoes that carry dengue.”
The municipality is also advancing tasks of weeding, cutting grass and cleaning canals in different parts of the city. These actions are part of a comprehensive green space maintenance plan that also includes the tender for ditching works to improve drainage in critical areas.