Almost 8,000 used tires and 279,980 pounds of rubble were collected by employees from the City of San Juan as part of the National Day for Cleaning Mosquito Breeding Places. The mayor of San Juan, Carmen Yulin Cruz Soto, affirmed that prevention is the best action to control the Zika epidemic. 

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This article provides a discussion on the use of Naled, an organophosphate insecticide used to control the Aedes aegypti mosquito which is the infectious vector for diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and zika.

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Human beings are indispensable for the survival of Aedes aegypti, since we are the most abundant food source for the mosquito responsible of transmiting viruses such as Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya. The male mosquito does not bite since it feeds from nectar. On the other hand, the female mosquito depends on our blood to develop the eggs that will allow the survival of the species. 

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Chikungunya has been declared an epidemic in Puerto Rico. Among the symptoms cause by this virus, transmitted by a mosquito bite, are muscle and joint pain, fever, and skin rash, among others.

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