Georgetown : In an effort to reduce the mosquito population in city wards, the Health Ministry’s Vector Control Services Unit carried out a fogging exercise in the West Ruimveldt, Shirley Field Ridley Square, Roxanne Burnham Gardens and Laing Avenue areas. This phase will also include communities as far as Plaisance.
This exercise is a continuation from a similar one conducted in the Diamond/Grove community and is expected to be expanded to accommodate communities along the East and West Coast Demerara.
Chief Inspector, Vector Control Services, Karanchand Krishnalall noted that the exercise’s objective is to reduce the mosquito population as the vector is responsible for diseases such as filaria, malaria and dengue. In this regard, he is appealing to citizens to cover water storage containers such as tanks and barrels and to be aware of their surroundings particularly areas where mosquitoes breed.
Krishnalall stated that targeted communities will be notified prior to fogging, hence people are urged to cover their food supply and protect children who are asthmatic.
The Ministry is encouraging citizens to appropriately discard tyres, unwanted containers, and to keep their surroundings clean so as to eliminate breeding grounds for the vector.
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