A special programme to control dengue will be carried out islandwide this month as during the month as the Health Ministry hopes to control the possibility of another outbreak with the onset of South West monsoon in May and June.

RAWALPINDI, March 30: City district government has launched post-winter spray campaign against dengue virus in all the 46 union councils of the city.

The month-long campaign was kicked off by District Coordination Officer Jamal Mustafa Syed at Fauji Colony near Pirwadhai on Monday.

The chances of dengue fever attack are quite high during post-winter and pre-winter season.

Dengue fever is raising its ugly head in the Batticaloa district. Statistically 128 dengue positive cases were reported this year and two of the patients died. Provincial Director of Health Services Dr. M. Devarajan said the most number of patients were reported from the Batticaloa Health Officer

Dengue fever is raising its ugly head in the Kandy district again. Addressing the recent District Coordinating Committee, Director of Health Services Kandy Dr. S. Gamage said several positive cases of dengue were reported from the district and three patients died of the disease.

Public health officers have been put on a high alert after a rare and unfamiliar dengue virus has been spotted in large numbers in Little India.

Little India is one of the busiest ethnic quarters in Singapore with a large cluster of Indian population, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis also flourish in Little India which is a must on Singapore tourist circuit.

Matale Municipal Council yesterday issued the final notice under the regulations to prevent mosquito breeding to bring Dengue fever under control which is spreading in epidemic proportions. The Chief Public Health Inspector, Matale, R. M. Madduma Bandara said a team of PHIs were deployed to create public awareness in this regard.

Mosquito-borne Dengue fever is spreading once again in Sri Lanka with a sharp increase in the number of patients, Sri Lanka health officials today said.

Dr. Prabha Palihawadana, the Director of the Epidemic disease Unit of Health ministry said that 2,400 dengue cases have been reported within the last two months.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The first death due to dengue fever during this season has been reported from Vizhinjam. A three-and-a-half-year old girl, Joicy from Kottapuram in Vizhinjam, died of dengue on Monday.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A silent invasion by a tiny insect has completely derailed the life of the people of the capital city. This insect is rendering more and more humans sick and incapacitated.