Aedes larva all pervasive in city
The Hindu
Officials say dengue cases in city have grown to about 120, of which 76 are confirmed infections
Larva of Dengue mosquito is becoming more pervasive in certain areas of the city where fresh infections have surfaced. In certain instances, even eggs of the mosquitoes are found to have been infected by the virus. Officials from the Entomology wing of GHMC have informed that the larvae of Aedes aegypti mosquito which carries the Dengue virus have been found in every third house in certain areas where the incidence is high. The areas include Secunderabad, Saroornagar, Amberpet, Begumpet, Karwan, Goshamahal, Musheerabad and others. “Our teams are carrying out anti-larval activities in all the houses up to half a kilometre around the infected household. Each day, they cover upward of one lakh households. It has been noticed that, of every 10 houses thus covered, Dengue larvae is found in at least three to four,” Chief Entomologist A. Rambabu informed.More Related News