Amazonas issues technical note to intensify prevention and control of Aedes aegypti

High number of cases

Guidance is aimed at health professionals during the seasonal period of arboviruses, such as dengue, chikungunya and zika

Given the epidemiological scenario of dengue in Amazonas, the Amazonas Health Surveillance Foundation – Dr. Rosemary Costa Pinto (FVS-RCP), from the State and Health Secretariat of Amazonas, issues, this Friday (29), a note technique guiding health professionals in Amazonas on intensifying surveillance, prevention and control actions for arboviruses transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

FVS-RCP Technical Note No. 23/2023, available at: refers to the seasonal period of these diseases that coincides with the rainy season in Amazonas, normally between the months of October to May, and may extend until the month of June. The document highlights the definition of suspected cases of dengue, chikungunya, zika and mayaro fever, in addition to the notification flow and immediate compulsory notification of deaths, laboratory surveillance and health education.

Tatyana Amorim, CEO of FVS-RCP, points out that the fight against these diseases involves combating Aedes Aegypti and the technical note guides the immediate intensification of vector control actions.

“One of the most effective prevention measures is the reduction of infestation rates and vector density of Aedes aegypti. We are working on preventive measures with the main focus being the elimination of breeding sites. If there is no standing water, there are no mosquitoes. So, it is very important to carry out this social mobilization”,

said Tatyana.

Elder Figueira, head of the Environmental Surveillance Department at FVS-RCP, emphasizes that combating mosquitoes requires the participation of municipal spheres together with the population to mobilize to combat mosquito proliferation.

“Constant vigilance is necessary, most breeding sites are avoidable. Municipal management must establish intersectoral and interinstitutional partnerships that guarantee and strengthen the execution of actions to prevent and control arboviruses in the municipality, with the implementation of the municipality’s Interinstitutional Committee for Surveillance and Control of Arboviruses”,

highlights Elder.

Also this Friday (29), the FVS-RCP released an epidemiological alert about the period of high transmission of arboviruses transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito in the state. The document is available at:

Epidemiological scenario

In 2023 (from January to December 16), 16,289 cases of dengue, 509 cases of Chikungunya and 321 cases of Zika, diseases transmitted by Aedes Aegypti, were reported.

To combat the spread of these diseases, FVS-RCP monitors reported cases to identify municipalities with high, medium and low mosquito incidence, train health professionals on clinical management, vector control actions in the 62 municipalities in the interior and monthly publication on the epidemiological scenario of dengue in the state.

Illnesses

The main form of transmission of arboviruses to humans is vectorial, which occurs through the bite of infected Aedes aegypti females, in the human-vector-human cycle. This species is generally distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.

*With information from consultancy

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