Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Dengue Mosquito Lavae Density In Majority Of 14 Dengue High Risk Zones Increased By More Than Four Times Than The Normal Level

The Dengue Mosquito Lavae Density in Majority of the
14 Dengue High Risk Zones of the island has been increased by more than four times than the normal kevel  at present according to the president of Health Services Entomology Officers Union Najith Sumanasena.

Accordingly the Dengue Mosquito Lavae Density in those Dengue Risk Zones stands as 20 in the Dengue Mosquito Lavae Density meassuring index he has stressed.

Usually Dengue Mosquito Lavae Density stands at below 5 in the meassuring index when Dengue is not spreading as an epidemic and more than 5 in the index means Dengue  spreading at present goes beyond an epidemic level the president of the Entomology Officers Union has stated.

National Dengue Control Unit has stated that 14 Districts including Colombo, Gampaha,Kalutara,Ratna
pura,Galle and Matara have been identified as Dengue Risk Zones.

Meanwhile  as the Dengue Patients in all of the major hospitals are overcrowding at present, Health Ministry has taken steps to transfer Dengue patients admitted to those major hospitals to the hospitals nearby. 

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