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FROM
CUBA
Sanitary authorities spray for mosquitoes
in Ranchuelo
RANCHUELO, Cuba, June 6 (Félix
Reyes Gutiérrez, Cubanacán
Press / www.cubanet.org) - Sanitary authorities
started spraying to control a mosquito infestation
in Ranchuelo last week, after earlier resisting
such a move and trying other measures.
Treatments such as pouring alcohol on standing
water containers and setting it on fire
proved ineffective in the end.
"At last the government resorted to
fumigation," said one housewife. "I
thought they were going to wait until the
mosquitoes sent us to the hospital or to
the cemetery."
Reportedly, hundreds of breeding spots for
the Aedes aegypti mosquito, a vector for
yellow fever, dengue, and other diseases,
in Ranchuelo prompted the authorities to
opt to resume spraying.
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