The weather conditions, on the night of September 27 to 28, 2024, did not allow the mosquito control operation to be carried out in the Breil-Malville sector, in Nantes, decided after the discovery of a case of dengue in a person having stayed in a country where the disease is present.
The operation will finally take place on the night of October 2 to 3, between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. Its objective, recalls the Regional Health Agency of Pays de la Loire, is to eliminate tiger mosquitoes potentially carrying the disease
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“The treatment is carried out by targeted spraying”
The operation was entrusted to the company Rentokil (specialized in this type of treatment) and is coordinated by the laboratory Inovalysoperator retained by the ARS. The treatment is carried out by targeted spraying, within a perimeter of 150 meters around the places frequented by the patient and in compliance with regulations regarding points or watercourses. The product used (Aqua K-Othrine) is based on a pyrethroid, duly authorized for this application and approved by the WHO
specifies the ARS.
⚠ Precautionary measures to follow
Residents and establishments on the streets concerned are invited to take certain precautions: stay inside the building so as not to be exposed to the spray cloud; close doors and windows during and before the intervention and cut off the ventilation; bring in animals and their bowls and protect aquatic and cold-blooded animals; move or protect hives; cover swimming pools, ponds and sandboxes; bring in laundry, garden furniture and toys or cover them; after the spraying operation, rinse garden furniture and children’s games with water, wash fruit and vegetables from the vegetable garden before consumption, etc.
If you have any questions about this mosquito control, residents can contact Allonantes, via a number dedicated: 0 800 01 9000, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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