The Entomology Assistant Officers have claimed that they warned both the Health Ministry and several Government Institutions few months ago on exceeding levels of Dengue Mosquito Larvae more than 15 of it's measuring index in more than 15 MOH Areas throughout the island.But due to little attention paid on this the Dengue Epidemic spreading in these areas rapidly these days they have stressed.If action was taken to destroy these dengue mosquito larvae earlier when they informed on that, the number of dengue patients and dengue related deaths reporting now should have been reduced to a certain level they have revealed.The normal level of Dengue Mosquito Larvae should be in an area according to it's measuring index is 5.
According to Lady Ridgway Children's Hospital sources around 90 to 120 suspect dengue cases are admitting to hospital daily and some of them are transferred from outstation hospitals .As all six wards of the Hospital are having these dengue suspect child patients, mosquito nets were distributed to all children receiving treatment at the hospital as a precautionary measure to prevent spreading of disease to other children.
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