National Dengue Drive Detects Larvae in Over 6,200 Premises Across Three Days

The three-day national dengue eradication programme, conducted from June 8th to 10th across 72 Medical Officer of Health divisions in 14 districts, inspected a total of 97,871 premises. During this period, dengue mosquito larvae were detected in 6,268 premises. Additionally, 25,626 premises were identified as high-risk for mosquito breeding. Reports indicate the highest prevalence of larvae was found near factories and construction sites.

On the second day of the three-day national dengue prevention campaign (June 09), 31,156 premises were inspected, with 1,864 premises found to have dengue mosquito larvae. Notably, 44.7% of schools and 40.4% of state institutions inspected showed a high risk of mosquito breeding. The campaign, which concluded on June 10, also saw 1,079 notices issued and 711 individuals facing legal action on June 09 for maintaining breeding sites.