West Nile virus found in mosquitoes captured in the Cagliari Botanical Garden and San Michele Cemetery.
The survey was carried out thanks to a monitoring system developed in collaboration with the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Sardinia and the Insect Control Center of the Metropolitan City of Cagliari.
"The positive results found in mosquitoes," explains Bianca Maria Falchi , head of the Animal Health Service at Cagliari's Local Health Authority (ASL) 8, " confirms the effectiveness of the local surveillance system. Identifying the circulation of the virus before any human cases appear allows us to immediately activate the measures required by health protocols and strengthen prevention efforts. Currently, no human cases related to this positive result have been reported, and there is no cause for particular concern. Surveillance is a fundamental public health tool because it allows for timely and targeted intervention."
At the request of the Animal Health Service of the Local Health Authority (ASL 8), the Insect Control Center will initiate its own interventions aimed at containing the mosquito population, with particular attention to identifying and treating larval outbreaks, considered the primary target of prevention efforts.
"Citizens' contribution," Falchi concludes, "is an integral part of prevention efforts. Eliminating stagnant water and adopting personal protection measures means making a concrete contribution to limiting bites. Only through collaboration between institutions and communities can we effectively contain the risk and protect public health."
A pest control operation is scheduled for Friday at the San Michele cemetery, conducted by the Cagliari Metropolitan City Insect Control Service.
(Unioneonline)
