Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (JD)
Udupi, Jul 26: During the monsoon season, water often stagnates around the environment, leading to the breeding of mosquitoes. These mosquito bites can spread infectious diseases like dengue. District commissioner Dr K Vidya Kumari stated that only by taking necessary precautionary measures and maintaining a clean environment around the house can the control of mosquitoes and the consequent control of dengue fever be easily achieved.
She was speaking on Friday, July 26 while presiding over the 'Dry Day' program, which aims to destroy Aedes mosquito breeding sites every Friday. The event was organized in the Manipal Industrial Area by the district administration, Zilla Panchayat, District Health and Family Welfare Department, National Health Campaign, Office of the District Vector-borne Diseases Control Officer, Udupi Municipality, Manipal Urban Health Center, and Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Institute of Technology.
Dengue fever is a viral disease that spreads from person to person through the bites of infected Aedes mosquitoes, which bite only during the daytime. She advised the public to visit local hospitals immediately if they develop a fever and get appropriate treatment. She emphasized that health department staff, in cooperation with local bodies, should identify and destroy larval breeding sites.
During visits to Usha Furniture Industry and Alpha Tech RMC Shankar Roofing System, larvae were found, and instructions were given to maintain cleanliness, prevent water stagnation, and properly dispose of solid waste.
Larval surveys were conducted, larvicide was sprayed in stagnant water areas, and health education on the elimination of larval sites was provided.
The event was attended by district health and family welfare officer Dr IP Gadad, sistrict vector-borne diseases control officer Dr Prashant Bhat, municipal commissioner Rayappa, director of Manipal Prasanna School of Public Health Cherian, director of Industrial Cooperative Society Nagaraj Nayak, medical officer of Manipal Urban Health Center Dr Shamini Kumar, entomologist Mukta, health education officer Chandrakala, and others.