155 cases of dengue fever recorded for the first 2 months of 2017

155 cases of dengue fever have been recorded by the Ministry of Health for the first two months of this year.

91 cases have been reported in the West, 32 cases have been recorded in the Central division while 32 dengue cases have been reported in the Northern division.

The Ministry says the numbers may continue to increase if prevention and control measures are not intensified.

Health officials have been mobilized in dengue high risk areas following the coordination of the ‘Fight the Bite’ campaign to reduce mosquito breeding sites.

Spraying of mosquito breeding grounds in communities has also started in the Western, Central and Northern divisions and a cleanup campaign against dengue fever and other diseases such as Zika and Chikungunya will be launched.

The Ministry says they continue to intensify intervention works, the public are also encouraged to assist by destroying mosquito breeding places and taking necessary precautions.

Please act immediately to destroy dengue mosquito breeding places.