Around 80% Of The Schools And More Than 80%Of The Construction Sites In Colombo District Have Been Reported As Maintaining Dengue Mosquito Breeding Sites

According to a survey carried out recently by entomology officers around 80% of  the schools and over 80% of the constriction sites  in Colombo district  are maintaining. Dengue mosquito breeding sites.


The president of the Health Services  entomology officers union Mr.najith sumanasena has stated that the dengue mosquito density in districts of Colombo.Kandy.Gampaha and Kalutara has reached an epidemic level and currently it stands as 15-20 in the dengue mosquito index.

Accordingly if the dengue mosquito density in a district  indicated  as  more than 5%  on  the dengue mosquito index it can described as an epidemic situation he has stressed.