
The last survey of the year recorded a building infestation rate of 0.7%, below the 1% limit considered low risk by the Ministry of Health
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LIRAa is the Rapid Index Survey for Aedes aegypti, used to assess the risk of dengue, zika and chikungunya infestation. Rates below 1% are classified as low risk by the Ministry of Health.
Petrolina, in the Sertão of Pernambuco, closed the year 2026 without the risk of infestation by dengue, zika and chikungunya. The data comes from the sixth and last Rapid Index Survey for Aedes aegypti (LIRAa) of the year, which showed a building infestation rate of 0.7%, a value considered satisfactory by the Ministry of Health (indexes below 1% are classified as low risk).
Despite the overall positive result, the survey identified three neighborhoods in an alert situation in the municipality: Novo Tempo; Pedra Linda and Antônio Cassimiro.
According to the Municipal Health Department, prevention and surveillance actions continue to be carried out in all areas of the municipality. The city hall reported that it maintains the daily work of agents to combat endemic diseases, who carry out home visits to check backyards, gutters and water reservoirs, in addition to promoting cleaning efforts and educational activities.
How to help in combat
The Department of Health reinforces that the population's collaboration is essential and recommends simple measures to prevent the spread of mosquitoes:
Eliminate containers that accumulate stagnant water;
Periodically clean the gutters;
Keep water tanks and other reservoirs well sealed;
Monitor the correct storage of recyclable or construction materials in the yard.

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Services for the insertion of a copper IUD will be held on the morning of November 18, with only 20 spaces available for women. Interested parties should call (67) 99932-2536. The method is more than 99% effective and can be used by women at different stages of their reproductive life, including those who have never had children, as long as pregnancy is ruled out before insertion.

Santa Casa de Itatiba has accumulated R$10 million in late payments from the city hall since August, according to technical director Carlos Alberto Lemes. Two doctors have resigned, the stock of medicines is running out and the unit serves more than 11 thousand people per month, 70% through the SUS. The city hall claims to have paid R$56.6 million between January and October 2026 and that the outstanding balance is R$10.6 million.

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