Friday, March 5, 2010

Colombo Public Health Dept.Using BTI Bacteria In Mosquito Breeding Places


The Public Health Department of the Colombo Municipal Council has launched a Campaign to Spray BTI Bacteria within Housing premises of the Central Colombo Area where the Dengue is spreading rapidly according to the Chief Medical Officer of Colombo Dr.Pradeep Kariyawasam.

BTI Bacteria is spraying once a week on the Housing Premises which are among 40,000 Houses in the Area where Dengue is spreading Dr.Kariyawasam stated.Public Health Officials are examine the progress of the using of Bacterial Spray once a week and reported to him He further added.

This is the First time that this Bacteria is using within Housing Premises as the Colombo Public Health Department already using it in Public places since almost a year now.Meanwhile still the Ministry Of Health is not taken any steps to importing BTI Bacteria From Cuba as earlier stated for using it among the Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places throughout the Country.

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