Municipal Epidemiology Coordinator Rafael Felisberto (middle) attended the meetingRafael Barreto/PMBR
Published on 09/27/2023 17:46
Belford Roxo – Strategic Information Center for Health Surveillance (Cievs), Coordination Unit for the Implementation of Epidemiological Surveillance of the Secretariat of Health of the Municipality of Belford Roxo (Ceve/Semus), promoted in Teatro da City during the 4th Expo (27), 1 Campaigns to prevent avian influenza turn to educating professionals.
The event is coordinated by Cievs and is aimed at managers and professionals of the municipal education online teaching team. In collaboration with the National Center for Agricultural Defense, it met with more than 90 directors and teaching coordinators with the aim of clarifying the issue (avian influenza – AI) and providing guidance in the form of prevention.
Palestraram includes Cievs coordinators Kátia Cilene Ferreira da Silva and Cláudia Teixeira Cunha, representatives of the Núcleo de Defesa Agropecuária do Estado and veterinarian Lilia Aparecida Marques. For more information on this issue, check it out for more dissemination to the school community, primarily to curb contamination. “There is no reason to boast. It’s just that we should avoid or come into contact with dead or suspicious birds as a form of prevention itself”, comments Kátia Cilene. Information pamphlets were distributed for delivery to teachers and students in the municipal network. Lilia Marques said: “Belford Roxo is delighted to be the first country to establish this important partnership to monitor, control and prevent these cases.”
Ceve/Semus has a working group composed of representatives from the municipal health and education sectors responsible for notifying and monitoring cases. Semmes has also pushed for other initiatives, such as action on prevention and training for city janitors who collect the remains of dead birds in the city.
“It is recommended not to touch dead birds or do anything to them. It would be better to train local officials so that they can investigate each case,” reports Cláudia Teixeira. “The main guidance for people is to avoid contact with abandoned, dead or dead birds on the streets and to prevent other animals from coming into contact with them.