Fumigation against the Aedes aegypti mosquito in Uruguay

MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY - FEBRUARY 10 : A worker from Municipality of Montevideo fumigates against the Aedes aegypti mosquito on February 10, 2016. Municipality of Montevideo, returns fumigation of green spaces and parks against the mosquito Aedes aegypti, transmitter of dengue virus and chikungunya and zika, while the Ministry of Health reiterates the precautions to avoid being bitten. The Municipality of Montevideo reported that keeps fumigating in parks and squares as part of actions to combat the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Because of the strong presence of mosquitoes in the city, the Public Health Service of the Municipality of Montevideo is fumigating public spaces against them. The tasks are performed in the early morning because the toxicity of the product applied, but neighbors are advised not to attend the fumigated areas until three hours after fumigation is completed. (Photo by Carlos Lebrato/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)