Georgetown : The Ministry of Public Health’s Vector Control Services (VCS) on Monday commenced fogging in several city areas as a means of killing adult mosquitoes which transmit vector borne diseases.
The target areas are Kingston, Cummingsburg, Lacytown, Bourda, Alberttown, Queenstown, Bel Air Park, Lamaha Gardens, Newtown Kitty, Campbellville, Kitty, Subryanville, Bel Air Gardens, Prashad Nagar, Bel Air, Bel Air Springs, Croal Street, Werk-en-Rust, Wortmanville, Lodge, Meadow Brook, Guyhoc, Guyhoc Park, Tucville, North East La Penitence, East La Penitence, East Ruimveldt, West Ruimveldt, Castello Housing Scheme, Albouystown, Alexander Village, Charlestown, North Sophia, South Sophia, Turkeyen, Cummings Lodge, Industry, Ogle, Meadow Bank, Rahaman’s Park, Mc Doom, Agricola, Eccles, Mocha, Timehri and Sosedyke. Several other areas along the East Bank Demerara have also been targeted for fogging.
To ensure that these exercises are most effective, residents in the targeted communities are asked to open their windows to allow the fog mist into their homes and buildings to kill the vectors.
In addition, residents are reminded to cover all drinking water and secure all food stuff both cooked and uncooked to prevent possible contamination, and avoid any health problems.
All domestic animals and poultry should be secured, while persons who suffer from asthmatic conditions along with young children and the elderly should kept away from the direct flow of the fog.
These exercises are expected to be completed on January 30, 2016. They will be carried out from 17:30hrs daily.
Residents are also asked to keep their surroundings clean by removing all empty containers that can serve as mosquito breeding grounds and to always utilise mosquito nets and repellent to prevent mosquito borne diseases.
This undertaking is part of the ministry’s efforts to put in place preventative measures for vector borne diseases including zika, chikungunya, ebola and malaria.
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