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Just over 63,000 euros allocated the Health Service this year to deploy the campaign mosquito control in the municipality, with special emphasis on the new species Aedes albopictus, known as tiger mosquito, which first detected in Murcia in 2011 . the Governing Board today approved the hiring of these jobs Lokímica.
This contract represents an increase in human resources devoted to meet the demands neighborhood more quickly and efficiently, making a special effort to expand preventive work.
In addition to carrying out work awareness and outreach on prevention against this species, from the municipal health services remember the importance of public awareness, considered a key factor for controlling outbreaks of mosquito breeding tiger since between 60 and 80% of larval breeding of the species in urban environments are located in private areas.
The public health implications are those derived from their own bites, which can sometimes have consequences of a certain severity due to allergic reactions and transmission of arboviruses, ie a group of diseases that are caused by arthropod-borne viruses.
The tiger mosquito breeds laying their eggs in small spots of standing water.
Every six days a female can lay 80 eggs.
The adult size does not exceed 5 mm.
and fly storey, so they are hardly visible.
Some tips to avoid mosquito bites include: use of repellents, especially in the legs, taking care of our personal hygiene, put screens on the windows and use insect appliances.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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