Software will be used to assist in combating dengue in … – Globo.com

Despite having recorded a reduction of 1.7% in outbreaks of dengue mosquito, Governador Valadares, in eastern Minas Gerais, is the only city with a risk of epidemic disease in the Southeast. The information was released by the Ministry of Health. By the 11th of October were 1,059 records. Around the year 2013, there were more than 4000 cases

Of the assessed municipalities in the southeast, with 335 are considered satisfactory index of infestation:. Means that less than 1% of the properties had outbreaks of the mosquito. Other 91 counties are on alert, in them, the index reached 3.9% of outbreaks. In Governador Valadares, the rate was 5.3%.

The city of Governador Valadares, said it has invested about US $ 200 000 to simplify and streamline the work carried out by agents of endemic city. With funds from the Ministry of Health, each of the 90 agents will receive a cell phone camera to replace spreadsheets for scanned paper forms.

They will have available a software called ‘Dengue Report’, designed for devices furniture, which will assist in combating dengue in the city. The system aims to ensure safety and accuracy of the information collected by the agents.

The system utilizes stickers with “QR Code”, where they are stored detailed information regarding the house visited as address, property taxes or the date the last visit. The information is validated only by core by reading these labels, which ensures that the survey was actually conducted. The information obtained is instantly routed to the central charge, optimizing the process of controlling dengue.

“The data entered by the agents go directly to the Program of the Ministry of Health, the central point of support may submit a message to one or more agents, and will be notified when the message is opened, and can thus warn officials of a meeting or question them because they are not conducting a survey, for example, “explained technical reference dengue in the Municipality, José Batista Júnior of Angels.

The program was developed and patented by professors from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), and is already used in other cities of Brazil. Before going into the street with the equipment, the agents will be able to in then the transition of the system to be made both in the urban as in the districts of Valadares.