Fighting outbreaks just got easier. The decree also allows inspection teams to enter vacant or abandoned public and private properties to combat the spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. “Forced opening of occupied properties will also be permitted when Endemic Disease Control (ACE) agents are denied access,” City Hall explains.
In addition to Belo Horizonte, the cities of Florianópolis and Rio de Janeiro have already declared states of emergency due to dengue fever.. The states of Minas Gerais, Acre and Goiás and the Federal District have also published decrees in this regard.
An abnormal situation characterized as a public health emergency is hereby declared in the city of Belo Horizonte, resulting from a significant and transient increase in the epidemiological scenario of arboviruses, which are types of contagious viral diseases.
Extract from the decree
How to protect yourself
a Dengue fever It is transmitted through the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Therefore, the best way to avoid transmission is to control the reproduction of the insect. The important thing is to eliminate potential water storage areas, such as keeping the water tank closed and filling plant dishes with sand to the brim.
Experts also recommend throwing away anything unused that can accumulate water in the trash. Moreover, you should keep the gutters clean and not let water collect on the slab.
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