Saturday, January 30, 2016
Ministry Of Health Has Requested The Public To Destroy Mosquito Breeding Places To Avoid Spreading Zika Virus Infection In Sri Lanka
The Ministry Of Health,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine has requested the public to destroy mosquito breeding places including dengue mosquito breeding places to avoid spreading of "Zika Virus Infection" which spreading in South and Central American Countries these days, in Sri Lanka.
"Zika Virus Infection" is spreading through two varieties of mosquitoes namely "Eadis Egypty" (Dengue Mosquito) and "Eadis Vittatus"which have already been bred in Sri Lanka .The disease is mainly affecting pregnant mothers and through a mother infected with Zika Virus Infection, The fetus will be infected and as a result the babies are born with brain defects the doctors have said.
This infection is already spreading in Brazil and eight other South and Central American Countries as an epidemic and United States has already advised pregnant mothers to avoid travelling those countries due to this infection.
The only solution to prevent spreading of "Zika Virus Infection" which has similar symptoms as in Dengue and Chikungunya Diseases, in Sri Lanka is to destroy mosquito breeding places and keep the environment free from mosquitoes the local epidemiologist have said.
"Zika Virus Infection" is spreading through two varieties of mosquitoes namely "Eadis Egypty" (Dengue Mosquito) and "Eadis Vittatus"which have already been bred in Sri Lanka .The disease is mainly affecting pregnant mothers and through a mother infected with Zika Virus Infection, The fetus will be infected and as a result the babies are born with brain defects the doctors have said.
This infection is already spreading in Brazil and eight other South and Central American Countries as an epidemic and United States has already advised pregnant mothers to avoid travelling those countries due to this infection.
The only solution to prevent spreading of "Zika Virus Infection" which has similar symptoms as in Dengue and Chikungunya Diseases, in Sri Lanka is to destroy mosquito breeding places and keep the environment free from mosquitoes the local epidemiologist have said.
Wellawatta Police Have Arrested Two Persons With 10.2 Kilo Grammes Of Wallapatta In Their Possession
Wellawatta Police have today(30) arrested an Indian National and a Sri Lankan at Chappal Street near Wellawatta(In Colombo) with 10.2 Killo Grammes of Wallapatta(Agarwood) in their possession.
Police have arrested the suspects as per a tip received by Police Officers .
The two suspects ,42 year old Indian and 32 year old Sri Lankan have been produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate Court this evening according to reports.
Police have arrested the suspects as per a tip received by Police Officers .
The two suspects ,42 year old Indian and 32 year old Sri Lankan have been produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate Court this evening according to reports.
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