Overview
- Releases start next week in Godoy Cruz and Guaymallén at the request of the provincial Health Ministry, with plans to extend to other departments if risk rises.
- The released Aedes aegypti are sterile red‑marked males that do not bite, and residents are urged not to kill them if they find labeled bags in patios or sidewalks.
- Provincial surveillance reports 34 dengue notifications, including discarded, probable and inconclusive cases, with health services encouraging prompt testing for symptoms.
- National authorities do not recommend routine Qdenga vaccination in Mendoza given low incidence and the absence of an active outbreak.
- Health officials stress eliminating standing water and using repellents as regional circulation of DENV‑1 and DENV‑2 and recent traveler‑linked DENV‑3, plus holiday travel, raise importation risk.