Lubuagan, Kalinga - With the rise of Dengue cases in Lubuagan, the Municipal Health Office (MHO) heightened its campaign to ‘hunt and destroy dengue-causing-mosquitos’ breeding sites in all its barangays.
Targeting 1,728 households, MHO Public Health Nurse Novie Eder said that the health office conducted “Operation Taob” along with an Information Education Campaign (IEC) to increase public awareness about the steps to be taken to prevent the dengue (Aedes aegypti) mosquitoes from breeding.
Eder, in an interview, said that “nag-IEC tayo a kadwa diay kuna tayo nga “operation taob” kasali iti kooperasyon dagiti kailyan tayo. Nagkita tayo kadagiti breeding site ti mosquito, especially kadagiti areas a kaadwan iti cases tayo.”
Lubuagan has recorded 37 dengue cases from July to November this year.
Eder further informed that mosquito surveillance and disease testing were also conducted to identify potential locations for breeding sites. She said the MHO collected water samples found in stagnant water sources like uncovered buckets, cans, drums, stacks of tires, dumped garbage, and other still water areas are tested to survey and determine if the dengue-causing-mosquitos are present.
“So diay nag-conduct kami iti surveillance, nakita mi nga adu talaga iti breeding sites ti mosquito. Most especially ta diay areas ket asideg iti bodies of water a haan mayat iti flow na at the same time adu ngay iti basura, dagiay drums, cans da a pagimbakan da iti danum ket awan ti cover na tapos isu iti in-IEC mi at the same time,” she said.
With this, she said they shall be able to prevent the mosquito larvae and pupae from multiplying at the same time be able to inform constituents about the advantages of reducing breeding sites.
Meantime, she related that the MHO, together with the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources, Barangay Local Government Units, and other government agencies are organizing a massive clean-up drive in all barangays in Lubuagan comes the municipality’s celebration of the National Environment Awareness Month this November.
In a separate interview, Lubuagan Mayor Charisma Anne Dickpus informed that IEC on Dengue has been a yearly activity of the MHO, especially during the virus’ peak season, which usually happens from July to August or during the rainy season.
“Kanayon nga activity dayta because uray nu bassit man wenno awan iti (Dengue) case ti Lubuagan idi previous years, anticipate tayo latta nga umay tapnu naka-plano ken naka-ready nu anya ti aramiden tayo once nga adda ditan,” Mayor Dickpus expressed.
The mayor said that warnings are oftentimes disregarded and overlooked but it is also their duty to remind, educate and help constituents in dealing with the disease, especially amid the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Overall, we shall always promote that cleanliness is a must to prevent any kind of sickness, not just Dengue,” Mayor Dickpus concluded.
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