An overall of 121 schools with possible mosquito breeding sites have actually been determined throughout the past three days of the Special Mosquito Control Week, which is being carried out island-wide, the National Dengue Control Unit said.Consultant Community Physician at the National Dengue Control Unit, Dr.
Anoja Dheerasinghe noted that the special mosquito control program was implemented for 3 days in high-risk Medical Officer of Health (MOH) departments of 8 districts.Accordingly, it is mentioned that 229 schools were examined, and mosquito larvae were recognized in sites within 29 schools.Dr.
Anoja Dheerasinghe added that because this is a really dangerous scenario, school authorities and relevant celebrations ought to pay more attention to preventing mosquito breeding in schools.The National Dengue Control Unit also stated that 19,774 properties were examined on July 5, the sixth day of the National Mosquito Control Week.Dr.
Dheerasinghe further included that an overall of 5,085 properties were determined as prospective breeding grounds for mosquitoes, while 567 properties were found to include mosquito larvae.