TECHNICAL NOTE No. 1/2020/PG-EBS/IOC-FIOCRUZ
Technical note in which the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocruz) guides the actions of managers and education professionals for the restructuring of the school space in the context of the post-pandemic of Covid-19. :: Read the entire Technical Note
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TECHNICAL NOTE No. 4/2016/IOC-FIOCRUZ/BOARD
Technical Note in which the Oswaldo Cruz Institute makes technical considerations on the aerial application of insecticides in urban areas, permitted by Law 13.301, published in the Official Gazette on June 27, 2016. It is essential to highlight that such legislation lacks scientific basis, has extremely low effect against the vector, represents a setback in communication and health strategies, has a cost/benefit ratio incompatible with the reality of the country (of any country) and puts at risk the last chemical control tool currently available against Aedes aegyptiadults (the insecticide malathion). :: Read the entire Technical Note
TECHNICAL NOTE No. 3/2014/IOC-FIOCRUZ/BOARD
Technical Note in which the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz recommends the use of traps as alternative tools for estimating infestation by Aedes aegypti. Currently, entomological surveillance of the dengue vector is carried out using larval indices that do not directly estimate the population of mosquitoes that impact the transmission of the virus. This note also recommends the implementation of training and continuous evaluation of the professionals involved in this process. :: Read the entire Technical Note
TECHNICAL NOTE No. 2/2011/IOC-FIOCRUZ/BOARD
Technical Note in which the Oswaldo Cruz Institute makes a technical recommendation on the interruption of the use of pyrethroid insecticides to control the Aedes aegypti in Brazil. Given the current situation of mosquito populations in several Brazilian states and the latest scientific knowledge on resistance to pyrethroid insecticides, it is recommended to discontinue the use of this class of insecticides in certain locations in the country. :: Read the entire Technical Note
TECHNICAL NOTE No. 1/2011/IOC-FIOCRUZ/BOARD
Technical note in which the Oswaldo Cruz Institute recommends that the issue of poverty diseases be incorporated into the federal government's Plan for the Eradication of Extreme Poverty. Produced based on a demand from the Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger, the Technical Note was sent to the Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger and the Ministry of Health, through the Health Surveillance Secretariat on 02/05/11. :: Read the entire Technical Note