Local authorities, tourism businesses and businesses in the agricultural and industrial sectors, among others, must take measures to prevent and combat mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus and dengue fever, which have already been detected in Portugal, recommends the DGS.
In recommendations published on its website, the Directorate General of Health (DGS) states that, given the detection of the invasive species Aedes albopictus in various counties and municipalities of mainland Portugal, it is important to strengthen prevention and control mechanisms aimed at reducing or eliminating this species of mosquito.
According to the DGS, the most recent detections of invasive mosquitoes in Portugal correspond to risk level 1 (yellow) on a scale from 0 to 3, defined according to different scenarios of the presence of Aedes mosquitoes and the detection of cases, as defined in the National Plan for the Prevention and Control of Vector-borne Diseases.
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Source: CM Jornal
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