‘Surveillance helps control dengue in Punjab’

LAHORE: Strict surveillance has brought positive results in controlling dengue spread as 3,200 dengue workers in 1,066 teams had been conducting massive indoor and outdoor dengue surveillance in the metropolitan city. 

This was stated by Lahore Deputy Commissioner Sumair Ahmed Syed while addressing a dengue awareness seminar held at a local hotel here Wednesday. The DC said there had been spraying of IRs at the site of Larva detection by dengue staff and it is because of strict surveillance, district administration had succeeded in controlling the spread of dengue virus during this year. 

“There is proper coordination among all departments regarding dengue drive. Regular meetings of TERC are being conducted while vulnerable sites are also being focused and checked again and again”, Sumair Ahmed Syed revealed. He told that FIRs are also being lodged against owners of site on finding dengue larva on negligence. He also appealed to the citizens to keep their surroundings neat and clean and not allow rainwater to remain static on house rooftop.