Within the framework of an institutional project by the Undersecretariat of Education of the Municipality of Concordia, seeking to raise awareness about the prevention of diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti, a talk titled “Dengue, and other things we must know to prevent it” was held, conducted by Dr. Nora Burroni, a professor at the University of Buenos Aires and a researcher at CONICET.
The activity was promoted through the Costa Ciencia Interactive Museum and aimed at the ESJA N° 29 Erich Poenitz School.
In this regard, the Undersecretary of Education, Carlos Gatto, said that “it is an honor for us to have Dr. Nora Burroni and, above all, with such a specific and precise topic.” The official highlighted “her contribution to this subject, from a scientific point of view, as it is very important, considering the dissemination in our city.”
For her part, the director of the Costa Ciencia Interactive Museum, Graciela Roldán, thanked the researcher for her presence and mentioned that the venue operates “47 interactive modules, within the areas of hard sciences, such as physics, but also biological sciences; and within that field, Nora has come to visit us to discuss all the prevention and care that must be taken regarding the mosquito.”
FOCUS, SEASONALITY AND EPIDEMIC
Nora Burroni stressed that the talk held in Concordia takes place within the framework of a dissemination project that includes educational and governmental institutions, seeking to reach the entire community.
“It is precisely an approach to reach prevention, seeking to unite science, dissemination, and research. We wanted to reach the students of this adult school, the teachers, and that is why an institutional project was created.”
It is, the researcher argued, that to achieve the goal, dissemination is key “because the mosquito is in homes and our behavior must change, given that the last epidemic was the worst in America and the worst in Argentina.”
Despite the seasonality, the doctor explained that “this is the moment when one must prepare because the mosquito is in the egg stage; therefore, it is much easier to work in winter to lower the Aedes aegypti population.”
In her view, it is key “what we have to work on in our homes, such as clearing out junk, washing containers that could have been breeding grounds, brushing the entire interior where the females laid their eggs, trying to wash or pour boiling water with kettles into drains and gutters, and, in that way, helping to break the egg bank. We are trying to ensure that teachers can transmit this to the students.”
The activity was promoted through the Costa Ciencia Interactive Museum and aimed at the ESJA N° 29 Erich Poenitz School.
In this regard, the Undersecretary of Education, Carlos Gatto, said that “it is an honor for us to have Dr. Nora Burroni and, above all, with such a specific and precise topic.” The official highlighted “her contribution to this subject, from a scientific point of view, as it is very important, considering the dissemination in our city.”
For her part, the director of the Costa Ciencia Interactive Museum, Graciela Roldán, thanked the researcher for her presence and mentioned that the venue operates “47 interactive modules, within the areas of hard sciences, such as physics, but also biological sciences; and within that field, Nora has come to visit us to discuss all the prevention and care that must be taken regarding the mosquito.”
FOCUS, SEASONALITY AND EPIDEMIC
Nora Burroni stressed that the talk held in Concordia takes place within the framework of a dissemination project that includes educational and governmental institutions, seeking to reach the entire community.
“It is precisely an approach to reach prevention, seeking to unite science, dissemination, and research. We wanted to reach the students of this adult school, the teachers, and that is why an institutional project was created.”
It is, the researcher argued, that to achieve the goal, dissemination is key “because the mosquito is in homes and our behavior must change, given that the last epidemic was the worst in America and the worst in Argentina.”
Despite the seasonality, the doctor explained that “this is the moment when one must prepare because the mosquito is in the egg stage; therefore, it is much easier to work in winter to lower the Aedes aegypti population.”
In her view, it is key “what we have to work on in our homes, such as clearing out junk, washing containers that could have been breeding grounds, brushing the entire interior where the females laid their eggs, trying to wash or pour boiling water with kettles into drains and gutters, and, in that way, helping to break the egg bank. We are trying to ensure that teachers can transmit this to the students.”