DESPITE HER hectic schedules, Mayor Beng Climaco went around different barangays, especially in areas where there are huge number of Dengue cases, and ordered a massive cleanliness drive to control the spread of the mosquito-borne tropical disease.
Aedes aegypti mosquito. (CDC Global)
Climaco ordered barangay officials to help in the campaign against dengue and lead residents in the cleanliness drive by destroying breeding grounds of mosquitoes. She also urged for public cooperation and community involvement in the campaign against the spread of the deadly dengue virus caused by mosquito bites, mainly of the species Aedes aegypti.
“We have to keep our surroundings clean at all times and destroy breeding places of mosquitoes, such as discarded containers, tires and broken (flower) pots,” the mayor.
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| A dirty and stagnant water at a neighborhood in Barangay Tetuan. (Zamboanga Post) |
Zamboanga has already declared an outbreak of dengue after the City Health Office recorded nearly 900 cases with 11 deaths since January this year. The barangays with the highest number of dengue cases are Boalan, Culianan, Divisoria, Mercedes, Pasobolong, Putik, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, San Roque and Zambowood.
Zamboanga previously had two dengue outbreaks the past decade. Dengue symptoms typically begin 3 to 14 days after infection and these may include a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash. (Zamboanga Post)
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