DSCC to double insecticide to prevent Aedes
Dhaka South City Corporation authority has decided to increase the volume of applying insecticide to 60 litres from 30 litres from June 14 to prevent the spread of Aedes mosquito...
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DSCC to double insecticide to prevent Aedes
Dhaka South City Corporation authority has decided to increase the volume of applying insecticide to 60 litre from 30 litre from June 14 to prevent the spread of Aedes mosquito.
Dengue rings alarm bell as rain starts across Bangladesh
The aedes mosquito population may increase to an alarming level during the monsoon if the authorities do not take pragmatic steps immediately to control the dengue situation across the country, said entomologists...
Early, effective measures needed to contain mosquito surge
THE death of at least 10 people and hospital admission of 1,236 people in January鈥揊ebruary 5, when dengue incidence generally slows down or halts, raises concern. The high density of mosquitoes, both Aedes and Culex, in Dhaka and outlying areas is also alarming. Experts believe that the high density of mosquitoes in the winter is due to of the lack of sustained mosquito...
Comprehensive, scientific dengue prevention plan needed
THE dengue outbreak, with at least 82,120 cases of hospital admission and 422 deaths from dengue, is worsening by the day as the government is yet to develop an effective mechanism to trace source vector mosquitoes and prevent further spread of the virus. Entomologists and virologists consider source detection, the spots from where the...
DSCC fines Tk 20,000 in anti-Aedes drive
Mobile courts, conducted by the Dhaka South City Corporation, on Sunday fined the owners of six buildings Tk 20,000 after finding Aedes mosquito breeding grounds on their premises...
Situation worse in Dhaka south than north
The Directorate General of Health Services, in its pre-monsoon Aedes survey, found higher mosquito density in the Dhaka South City Corporation areas than that of...
Jail, fine if Aedes larvae found in houses, offices: Atiq
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam on Monday said that they would take legal actions, including jail sentence and fine, if Aedes mosquito larvae were found in any house or office in the DNCC...