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A mosquito capable of transmitting dengue fever has been identified in the municipality of Serpa.

A mosquito capable of transmitting dengue fever has been identified in the municipality of Serpa.

Although this mosquito species can transmit several diseases, such as dengue, zika and chikungunya, none of the captured specimens carried the pathogens.

According to ULSBA, this mosquito species was first identified in Portugal, in the Northern region in 2017 and is also present in the Algarve and Lisbon regions.

It is also added that “the mosquitoes were identified within the framework of the National Vector Surveillance Network Program (REVIVE), which is carried out throughout the national territory and in which the Public Health Unit of the Local Health Unit of Baixo Alentejo (USP of ULSBA) has participated since 2008, the year of its creation.

According to the ULSBA, since 2016, the USP has “developed collaboration protocols with the municipalities of Baixo Alentejo, formalizing in 2022 a single protocol with 13 municipalities, allowing it to monitor the entire territory of its coverage area.”

The USP of the ULSBA, together with the municipalities and the Civil Protection, is monitoring the situation and calls on all citizens to cooperate in reporting and combating mosquitoes.

You can submit the report via the Mosquito Alert app. (https://www.mosquitoalert.com/en/)