Mysore/Mysuru: With the Monsoon season having set in, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra has directed the Health Department officials to check the spread of vector-borne diseases such as Dengue, Chikungunya and Malaria. The DC was presiding over an Inter-Departmental Meeting of National Centre for Vector-Borne Diseases Control, coming under the Department of Health and Family Welfare, at his office here yesterday.
Pointing out that Aedes mosquitos (Aedes Aegypti) are the main carries of vector-borne diseases such as Dengue, Malaria, Chikungunya, Japanese Encephalitis, Dr. Rajendra said that stagnant water is the breeding ground for mosquitos and as such, the authorities should check for stagnant water.
