UNB Dhaka: Aug-02,
A survey team of Chittagong University has detected Aedes mosquito larvae at 15 spots of the port city after examining samples collected from 99 localities, and suggested spraying mosquito repellant medicines to eradicate Aedes.
Chittagong University
Proctor Dr Rabiul Hasan Bhuiyan, the
convener of the research team, disclosed it to UNB on Sunday night, although
the official results of the survey which started on July 5 are yet to be
released.
Dr Rabiul , however,
refused to name the places where the larvae were found before official
submission of the survey report to City Corporation authorities.
“We’ve also examined
the effectiveness of different medicines on the aedes mosquitoes. In our
report, we’ll provide an overall strategy on how to make anti-mosquito drives
more effective,” he added.
Chattogram City
Corporation authorities said they will receive the survey report on Monday (Aug
2) and an all-out mosquito eradication drive will be initiated based on that.
Meanwhile, Chattogram Civil Surgeon Dr Sheikh Fazle
Rabbi said six confirmed dengue cases
were found in the city so far this year and two of them died.
He added that CCC too
found the existence of aedes mosquitoes in different places of the city in its own survey.
Chittagong University
Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Shirin Akhter formed the survey team on March 24 to test effectiveness of
medicines applied to eradicate aedes mosquitoes following the request of the
City Corporation authorities.
The team visited at
least 99 areas of Chattogram in July examining stagnant water, under
construction buildings, flower tubs inside residential places and so on for the
purpose of the study and came to the conclusion.
Sources at the CCC said
special anti-mosquito teams will work from now on in four to six wards every
day.
Bangladesh started
seeing an upward trend in dengue cases from June with the advent of monsoon.
Some 2,286 dengue cases
were reported in July alone, according to the Directorate General of Health
Services (DGHS).
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