Following the detection of the mosquito that can transmit the West Nile virus in the Miramar area, according to the latest control report from the Regional Government of Andalusia, the Mijas City Council has reinforced its preventive shock plan. After an initial extraordinary fumigation of the municipality's humid areas and drains last weekend, additional actions will be carried out until August 21, the date on which the alert issued by the Andalusian Government concludes.
The Councilor for Health, Marco Cortés, reported that the frequency of fumigations in areas most prone to breeding these mosquito species will be reduced from fortnightly to weekly. Furthermore, new traps will be acquired using municipal funds to collect more samples in different locations, thereby increasing available information and reducing risk.
As part of these measures, Andalucía, 3 de Abril, and Del Abuelo parks, located in Las Lagunas, will be closed all day on Wednesday, July 29, for extraordinary disinsection. These tasks will be carried out by specialist technicians from Serviplaga, the company contracted by the Mijas City Council.
Cortés will participate tomorrow in a follow-up meeting convened by the Health District. He noted that this shock plan is part of the Surveillance and Control Plan currently in effect for the Mijas City Council, approved by the Regional Government of Andalusia.
The councilor recalled that on July 14, an inspection by the Regional Government of Andalusia did not detect the virus in the municipality. The Mijas City Council aims to convey a message of calm and reiterates the importance of preventive measures such as using repellents, mosquito nets, and eliminating stagnant water in private properties.
Upon learning of the alert issued by the Regional Government of Andalusia, the Mijas City Council conducted emergency fumigations within a 1.5-kilometer radius of the vector's detection point, which concluded on Sunday night.
