Colombo, a dengue mosquito paradise

Shirley WIJESINGHE

Over 800 Dengue mosquito breeding locations have been identified within the Colombo City limit during the two week house to house inspection program conducted by CMC in their Dengue eradication campaign.

The Chief Public Health Inspector, CMC Public Health Department, W.G. Karunathilake told the Daily News yesterday that at least 10 percent of residential premises and establishments within Colombo City were guilty of creating mosquito breeding environments.

These establishments belong to both Government and Private sector, he added. Most of the breeding places were found to be in thick Shrubs and overgrown vegetation.

He added that warning notices had already been issued to householders and owners of the establishments who had failed to keep their premises clean.

There were 300 Dengue cases been reported in the city since January of this year, he added.

The CMC has launched a house to house campaign commencing May 15 to identify mosquito breeding places with the assistance of the Department of Health and voluntary organizations.

Complaints about locations likely to breed mosquitoes will be received over hotline 2671616 of the CMC Public Health Department.