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Now that I have control of my own tank and Cistern?? I thought it was called Certainer or something like that..where the water is kept (Well) so to speak...I will be adding some pool cubes too!! Its a must! although its about mosquitoes, this helps with parasites too..My other apartment I had no control and the landlord never treated...So, In my 2ND bathroom which we did not use often, there would be a bunch of parasites swimming around or some call them tadpoles..disgusting!! At times you would get a few coming through the showerhead...So for sure, I'm treating both! the tank and the Cistern...Now, where is there a pool supply house in PP...;)

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sylindr said:
Any cistern or tinaco wihout chloro tablets and all the big barrels of water in the barrios... those are the biggest source of this
problem... a little chloro would make a big difference
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The above post is the one that made me think about buying the tablets.

Ringo said:
Since our cisterns have covers and most tinacos have covers it is not for the mosquitos but for the algae and other baddies in the local water systems.

It depends on how much water we use and how much comes in. On average, one 3" in the 5,000 cistern and 2 or 3 in the 10,000 cistern once a month. Since they get little water action as they do in a pool, they sit and slowly work.

Over ten years and my cisterns are clean and clear but the stuff that has built up on the bottom is a different story.

IMO, this does not address the mosquito and Dengue problem but hope that you have an answer.

Very much as others have pointed out, standing water from many sources.
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We don't have city water, we have our own well. Pump to bring water to cistern, another pump to bring water to tinaco and house. Another pump for irrigation. The cistern is normally covered, unless it's being filled. The tinaco has a cover, but when we have trouble with the cistern pump they run pipes up to the tinaco, and I know they leave the cover off for days at a time.
 
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As far as I know the problem with the Dengue mosquitoes is not the garbage or the dirty water. It is the clean water, which is NOT covered .. Also flower pots with standing water and even clean pools, without enough movement and chlorine.
You find a pool supply in Puerto Plata at the street ?Luis Ginebra? . There is a ?Plaza? to the left - coming from the Police Station somewhere between Rest. Las Palmas and Rest. Kilometro Cero .
I buy Gallons of Ajax Clorox for my cistern .. It is written at the bottle, that you can use it even to ?clean? drinking water ( only a few drops) . It is also written at the bottle how much you have to use. The tablets are very strong and I hate to shower with the smell of chlorine.. And it is actually not necessary to use a big amount of chlorine to kill, what you have to kill in the water . Chlorine is harmful to your health too.
 
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i like tablets because they are easy to use and "melt" slowly. our water does not stink of cloro. we use the same shop you mentioned, on luis ginebra.

this discussion is valid because of what i mentioned earlier, like water leaks, full god bowls and so on. maintenance of the cistern is not only in cloro but also in checking pumps and assuring everything runs the way it should.

the problem with rubbish is that it allows gathering of water. an empty can or a cup will easily fill up with water, granted, it's nothing you'd like to drink from but it is clean enough for mosquitoes.
 
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OK, getting back to Dengue. We talked to a "main person" that does not wish to be named nor medical facility identified so I have to respect that but this is what we were told.

The amount of Dengue cases has risen significantly in the last month in POP, Sosua and surrounding areas.

I guess I'll repair a few insect screens today. :(
 
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Freddys or La sirena are both good places to buy pool suppies


skynet said:
Now that I have control of my own tank and Cistern?? I thought it was called Certainer or something like that..where the water is kept (Well) so to speak...I will be adding some pool cubes too!! Its a must! although its about mosquitoes, this helps with parasites too..My other apartment I had no control and the landlord never treated...So, In my 2ND bathroom which we did not use often, there would be a bunch of parasites swimming around or some call them tadpoles..disgusting!! At times you would get a few coming through the showerhead...So for sure, I'm treating both! the tank and the Cistern...Now, where is there a pool supply house in PP...;)

Anthony
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Is there something to eat or drink or pills to take to reinforce our immune system and be able to avoid getting dengue if bitten by that kind of mosquitoes ???
 
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Olly said:
Castle - what was it you said 10 to 15 death per year from Dengue - well read this article in Dominican today - http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/lo...new-dengue-deaths-take-total-fatalities-to-63

Dated 13th September and there have been 63 death so far from Dengue this year!

Olly and the Team
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I see. As I said, there could be reasons leading to an increase of cases. However, nobody should die because of dengue. It is not a fatal disease. And as somebody mentioned before, dengue mosquitoes reproduce only in clean water. Clean water is found mostly inside the houses, not in puddles in public places.
Poverty, as usual, is the main reason for people dying of dengue. And yes, governments are one of the main factors among causes of poverty. But I insist, there is nothing, beyond information campaigns, that any government can do to prevent dengue. Because it is the people that need to take good care of their water containers and rubbish in their houses that could collect rain water. You don't see many dengue cases among educated people, because in the rare times an educated person gets infected, they seeks help within reasonable time. It is always the poor who pay the price of poverty. Health care network can assist the patients, but resources are, as usual, limited. Fumigation and all the other measures will probably help, but in no way will these measures stop dengue.
Olly, I know you will dislike this comment, too. But disliking the truth will not change it.
 
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charlise

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Thanks dv8.... I do my best but one never knows where these buggers could hide... or enter in your house/appartment....
 
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there are few solutions for home:
use those burning spirals where you sit (it helps a bit and does not bother cats)
once every few days fumigate the bathroom and the bedroom (kick out the cats, spray, close for one hour)
use off or any other spray, especially on your legs, when you sit at the table
always keep toilet lid down and check for any water inside the bathroom
wash cats' water bowls every day, put fresh water in twice a day (same with dogs, really, but i know she's a cat fan, so... :) )
 
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The Aedes aegypti mosquito. I've been reading and looking at video to better understand why we are having such an increase in Dengue.

1. The eggs are NOT laid in water. They are attached to the side of a container above the water. The eggs can survive for up to 9 months without water. When the water rises the eggs then hatch and it takes 7 or 8 days in the water until it becomes an adult.

So just emptying the dogs water dish does NOT get rid of the eggs. You have to scrub them out.

2. NOT just a poor person problem. (Though they may have MORE items around that collect water.) It's been hot and dry so I water my lawn and flower pots. That water fills up a flower pot or tree knot hole that has had eggs waiting for water for 9 months. I have clogged rain gutters so what little rain we get fills them up. Something as small as a bottle cap will work for them and... Bingo. I have adult mosquitos in 7 days.

3. They need sugar from plants for energy and fruit left out in your kitchen is just what they love.

One thing that I was trying to learn. If the female mosquito has the Dengue virus, can that virus be passed on in the eggs and next generation of that infected mosquito? No one gets near to answering that question that I could find.

[video=youtube;DYD-AiRR-DY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=DYD-AiRR-DY[/video]
 
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Castle, Get your head out of the sand before someone kicks your B**T.
Most of the Expats on the north coast are not uneducated! Read the article - 63 people died so far ! and it is not over yet. I feel that Ringo is right we need to do more for ourselves. Clean out green pools, an expat problem, overturn pots and other water holding item in the garden, cover open cisterns etc to stop the mosquito breeding. And Ringo you know there is a balancing pond that holds rainwater near you !

This issue is to stop this mosquito breeding. And Ringo if you read one of DV8 's posts it seems it is not transmitted via the eggs but it is not clear!

Second stop people who think they have flu from parading around when they in fact have Dengue. The temperature signature is very distinct!

Three try to stop getting bitten - using nets, sprays and fumigation in your areas.

Castle - you really dont know !

Olly and the Team
 
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skynet

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Olly,

If I understand your post right, its transmitted by the female only. When they suck on us, its the saliva from that act that infects us, they do that so the blood they take back to their young does not clot..The male sucks on plants and other things, so its the female Mosquitoes transmitten by sucking, not their eggs

Anthony


Olly said:
Castle, Get your head out of the sand before someone kicks your B**T.
Most of the Expats on the north coast are not uneducated! Read the article - 63 people died so far ! and it is not over yet. I feel that Ringo is right we need to do more for ourselves. Clean out green pools, an expat problem, overturn pots and other water holding item in the garden, cover open cisterns etc to stop the mosquito breeding. And Ringo you know there is a balancing pond that holds rainwater near you !

This issue is to stop this mosquito breeding. And Ringo if you read one of DV8 's posts it seems it is not transmitted via the eggs but it is not clear!

Second stop people who think they have flu from parading around when they in fact have Dengue. The temperature signature is very distinct!

Three try to stop getting bitten - using nets, sprays and fumigation in your areas.

Castle - you really dont know !

Olly and the Team
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Olly

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Ringo , Very good - a 30 day life cycle - that seems to fit with the waves of Dengue we are seeing here on the north coast !

Olly and the Team
 
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everywhere i see they say the mosquito is affected for all its lifespan. nothing about passing it on to the next generation.
 
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Castle

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ahh Olly. If you only knew. The funny part is that you then go on to state what people should do, which is what I've been saying all along, that people should take actions. How many expats do you know that have got dengue?. I sense some reading comprehension problems here, but this is enough for me. No point in arguing with someone who bases his arguments on gringo news, in english.
 
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