COLOMBO, July 8 (Xinhua) — Sri Lankan health officials have planned to take legal action against 982 individuals for allowing mosquito breeding sites on their properties, the National Dengue Control Unit said on Tuesday.
Preshila Samaraweera, a consultant community physician at the National Dengue Control Unit, told reporters that these breeding sites were identified during a national dengue awareness week between June 30 and July 5.
Health authorities inspected 144,250 premises during the week. They found mosquito larvae at 4,275 locations, Samaraweera said.
Samaraweera said that many schools were identified as potential dengue breeding grounds during the inspections.
As a result, officials will launch a nationwide dengue eradication campaign at all schools on Wednesday. The initiative, called “Clean School,” aimed to eliminate mosquito breeding sites and raise awareness among students and staff. ■