Packets from the Health Department

A representative from the health department stopped by today with a packet of what looked like white silica that is supposed to help prevent the spread of Dengue and Chikungunya fever. He instructed me to poke holes in the plastic and place it in a bucket of water. Thanks to Google translate, I got that far. But I want to know more. What is it? How does it work, and does it work? How much water? Where should I place it? He said the on top of the cupboards was fine but would it better someplace else? Thanks for any information!

A representative from the health department stopped by today with a packet of what looked like white silica that is supposed to help prevent the spread of Dengue and Chikungunya fever. He instructed me to poke holes in the plastic and place it in a bucket of water. Thanks to Google translate, I got that far. But I want to know more. What is it? How does it work, and does it work? How much water? Where should I place it? He said the on top of the cupboards was fine but would it better someplace else? Thanks for any information!

What? Musicians get special treatment? Visits from the Health Department?
What are the rest of us......chopped liver?

usually the plastic bag of white powder gets suspended in your tinaco to prevent mosquitos from laying eggs in your tinaco.

Get out your fiddle, Honey...

I asked him about putting it in the tinaco but he shook his head, and pointed to a bucket. I think I'll take my chances that someone speaks English, and call them.

And so it goes in the water tank, as I thought. Google translate and charades didn't get the job done this time around. lol

Here's the information I found: Urge prevent refrigeration become breeding insects.
Health authorities are promoting the use of abate as part of maintenance to refrigeration, it has been found that these are one of the main breeding grounds for insects, including the transmitter of the dengue virus.
The manager of the Vector Control Brigade of the Sanitary District Number Two, Julio César Zarzosa Segura reported that the distribution of this product is being made free of charge to all who request it.
In the current season, he said, it is usually given as maintenance to the air washer to counteract the high temperatures, at which the recommendation is being made to include a trophy on.
He noted that this is one of the main measures to promote as part of prevention of cases, although this requires that the public is interested and involved in such actions, otherwise the rest of the campaigns will have little results.
Segura said the abbe has in small doses in plastic bags, which should be drilled and placed on the trays of equipment to mix it with water.
As air equipment, Abbe should be placed on all supplies of clean water reservoirs, mainly water tanks which are not hermetically closed and which the insect can be introduced to deposit the eggs.
The dosage is 20 grams per 200 liters of water, ensuring that during a period of approximately three months, the deposit will be free from hatcheries.
"It should be remembered that transmits dengue is an opportunistic organism, which easily adapts to weather and moisture conditions we have here," said he said.
The head of the brigade said that since the beginning of the year, an entomological exploration is practiced in those colonies where a higher register of cases of classic dengue was held last year.
This, in order to determine the level of risk that exists today and prepare control campaigns and combating insect, to prevent re-occurring cases and the risk of DHF increases.
Julio Cesar Segura also said that the first campaigns pots retirement homes are already organized, considering that already presented the first rain of the year although it was light, it is an alert condition to undertake the actions as soon as possible.
Regarding the application of insecticide or mists, he said that it will start in the coming days, once the heat is more intense and therefore the presence of mosquitoes in the region rises.
The help is good
The participation of citizens is vital for campaigns produce results, said the manager of the Sanitary District Number Two, Lilia Rosa Lopez Moreno.
So far this year they have not had the first cases of classic dengue, unlike what happened in 2007 when already in February the first was recorded.
He said that in fact, the share of the population is one of the main measures to promote this year, as it has been seen that to the extent that people keep their computers free of clunkers houses and water tanks properly covered, there is a lower risk of contracting dengue virus.
A few days ago, the Department of Epidemiology reported four suspected cases, which were discarded because the presence of the virus in these patients were not found.

-sigh- I wish folks would make an effort to learn Spanish...

It goes in your tinaco. Don't ruin the plastic baggie by slicing it up. A few pinpricks should be fine. You shouldn't just throw it in your tinaco since it will likely get sucked into the outflow and clog up your plumbing. The person from the health department should have done this for you. We attach ours to a small plastic bottle so that it FLOATS in our tinaco. For our other water storage bin we just drop the bag in the tambo and let it sit on the bottom because there is no outflow pipe. Don't be shy about asking a real Mexican neighbor for help.

aaaaaa told ya

He said that in fact, the share of the population is one of the main measures to promote this year, as it has been seen that to the extent that people keep their computers free of clunkers houses

I'm certainly going to do my part, by ensuring that my computer is free of clunkers houses !

lol me too! i love auto translate, it's amusing

Will you please include instructions. I have a computer but don't know what a clunker hose is.

Sorry Clunker houses.