Tocopilla Alert: Dengue and Zika Carrier Zancudo Detected in the Bus Terminal - El Diario De Antofagasta
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The Health Seremi of Antofagasta activated a contingency plan after confirming the finding of a pupa of Aedes aegypti in the Bus Terminal of Tocopilla. The vector, capable of transmitting diseases such as Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya, was detected thanks to the preventive surveillance program, which will trigger a massive deployment of inspection within a radius of 500 meters around the terminal to eliminate possible breeding sites in homes and …
The Regional Ministry of Health reported that one of the samples from the program of surveillance of that institution and that it was sent to the Institute of Public Health (ISP) by the Provincial Office of Tocopilla, was positive to Aedes aegypti, zancudo vector of Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya, among other diseases. Faced with the finding, staff of the Health Authority launched protocols and contingency plan for this type of events and that allows…
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