Aedes Aegypti: Almost Half of the Municipalities Are on Alert or at Risk - Tribuna Do Norte

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A new survey carried out by the Ministry of Health shows that 49.2% of the municipalities evaluated are in a situation of alert or risk for the mosquito Aedes aegypti, dengue transmitter, Zika and chikungunya. The 2nd cycle of the Rapid Survey of Indices for Aedes aegypti (LIRAa), carried out between May and August 2026, identifies the main types of breeders of Aedes aegypti and is a strategic tool to guide surveillance, prevention and control a…

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Almost half of the Brazilian municipalities are in a situation of alert or risk for the Aedes aegypti mosquito, despite the decrease of approximately 70% in probable cases of dengue in 2026. The survey of the Ministry of Health guides the fight before the summer and the El Niño.

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Forbes, the world's most renowned business and economic magazine. Even with the presence of the mosquito, dengue cases fall 70% in one year The post Aedes Aegypti: Almost half of the municipalities It is in Alert or Risk apareceu primeiro em Forbes Brasil.

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The result of the 2nd cycle of the Rapid Survey of Aedes aegypti Indexes (LIRAa) shows that, of the 3,732 municipalities that forwarded data to the federal government, almost half (49.2%) presented indices that indicate a situation of alert or risk for the presence of the mosquito transmitter of the following diseases: dengue, chikungunya and zika. The survey, [...] The post Aedes aegypti: almost half of the municipalities are in alert or risk a…

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Lifting indicates the risk of mosquito proliferation in cities that sent data to the Ministry of Health index; animal is dengue, chikungunya and zica transmitter