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By air, by land by sea all routes lead
to the southern city.
Beautiful scenery and sunny skies attract many additional
residents each year.
Unfortunately, this climate is also ideal for one
of man's worst enemies, the aedes aegypti mosquito,
carrier of dengue and yellow fever.
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A special meeting of health officials set
in motion the anti-mosquito campaign.
It was decided that a concerted effort would be necessary
enlisting the aid of every source of publicly together
with the organized individual efforts of all the people.
Pamphlets on the aedes aegypti mosquito remain available
for distribution to every home together
with an instruction sheet showing methods
of destroying their breeding places
and posters urging definite action.
A call to arms found the boy scouts prepared and anxious
to undertake their duties.
After being instructed by their leader they started on their way
to distribute pamphlets and inspect premises.
Each scout had received instructions
about possible breeding places and was determined
to make a thorough inspection of each home.
If it holds water it will hold mosquito larvae.
The water in this container is fresh, there are no larvae here,
but they could develop within a few days.
But let's look in other containers.
Here they are, who would imagine so many larvae
in such a small piece of pottery.
Any container capable
of capturing water is a potential mosquito breeding
place and should be immediately destroyed or emptied
and turned bottoms up.
A careful search is necessary to find the hidden containers
which provide permanent breeding places.
Larvae become mosquitoes, mosquitoes carry disease.
Inside or outside it makes no difference,
man-made containers small
and large harbor aedes aegypti mosquito larvae.
Discarded containers of this type should always be given
to salvation and garbage collectors without delay.
Constant protection
of the family health demands constant vigilance.
All drinking pans should be emptied and washed
at least twice a week.
Mosquitoes breed continually and are most prolific.
One mosquito being able to lay hundreds
of egg within a single day.
Horrified, no wonder such a small plant
and all those wiggle tails in the water.
All water plant receptacles in the home should be emptied
and scrubbed twice a week.
The stems of the plants should be carefully rinsed
to remove any remaining mosquito larvae, a simple operation indeed
but only by such precautions can any home be kept free
of the disease carrying aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
Vacant plots were found with accumulations of refuse.
The scouts punched holes in containers
to make sure they would never again be capable
of holding water and mosquito larvae.
Community cooperation is essential
in all health education programs since clean
up in one area contributes to the welfare
of the entire community.
Mosquito larvae are often found in unsuspected places,
such as old discarded tires containing water.
Posters were displayed throughout the city
to keep the public ever mindful of the mosquito menace.
Store owners contributed window space
for unusual exhibits conveying
to the public the danger of mosquito breeding.
The aroused public attitude assured the success
of the anti mosquito campaign.
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Every community has a wealth of resources,
but its greatest resource is its people.
Capable leaders can develop the power and ability of the people
to assure a victorious mosquito controlled program.
It's up to you.
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