This Thursday, the public should be given an update on measures to curb the local spread of malaria.
Seven persons in Sarasota County have been diagnosed with the condition.
At 10 a.m., Sarasota County officials and CDC officials aim to discuss details on their malaria investigation through Zoom.
Stopping the spread requires collaboration. State officials, health specialists, and county leaders, including Sarasota Mosquito Control, reacted immediately.
“Our staff is out and on the woodlots, our swamps, and along the canals,” Mosquito Services Management Manager Wade Brennan said. “It’s hard tracking, it’s extremely hot but our crews are up and ready and taking action as much as we can.”
Infected individuals may develop flu-like symptoms.
Dr. Immanuel Ammisah has treated malaria patients and has himself been a sufferer of the disease.
“I begin sweating and experience joint pains, so I know it’s malaria.” “I don’t even test,” Ammisah confessed. “I immediately go to treatment.”
Ammisah said that treatment made him feel better in a day.
Nobody is immune to the disease, but you may help avoid it by draining standing water, wearing insect repellent, and keeping doors closed to keep mosquitos out.
While the heat may be too intense to wear long-sleeved apparel, the county will continue to take precautions for your protection.
“We send different amounts of mosquito pools to the CDC every week.”
County officials are working hard to increase awareness and stem the spread.