▪️ PetroTal, in partnership with ACLAS Bretaña and the Puinahua District Municipality, carried out a fumigation campaign against dengue fever.

An intense fumigation campaign in all neighborhoods of Brittany, capital of the Loreto district of Puinahua, The first dengue epidemic prevention and mitigation campaign was carried out this weekend. This same action will soon be extended to other localities and communities in this jurisdiction.

This is a new initiative by PetroTal, the operator of the Lot 95, in alliance and coordination with the health micro-network ACLAS Brittany and the District Municipality of Puinahua.

The company that operates the Bretaña Norte field, located in Puinahua, facilitated the equipment for the fumigation of Brittany, and the District Municipality of Puinahua was in charge of of local support to carry out the campaign. ACLAS Brittany, for its part, carried out the and the identification of critical sites for fumigation.

The families were grateful for the efforts of all of the above-mentioned stakeholders to to prevent the emergence of dengue cases that put the local population at risk.

Currently, the country is facing a serious public health crisis due to dengue epidemic, The disease, which up to the third week of February has caused the death of 28 people, according to the National Center for Epidemiology, Prevention and Disease Control of the Ministry of Health.

To avoid the presence of the mosquito that transmits the disease, the following is recommended covering water containers, frequent cleaning of animal drinking troughs, among other measures.