rawalpindi - Micro planning survey for dengue control has been completed in the limits of Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation under which 125,000 houses have been registered, said District Health Officer Dr Amir Sheikh on Sunday.
Dr Amir said that training of dengue staff would be started from Monday as the polio drive has concluded. He said that the recent drive of registering houses would help to control the spread of dengue larvae before the start of its season.
The District Health Officer Dr Amir Sheikh said that dengue control drive was being carried out on scientific basis and after collecting data of each house, teams would visit every house and if adult dengue mosquito is found, spray would be carried out there and adjoining eight houses to eliminate the virus.
He said that a comprehensive strategy had been evolved for controlling dengue spread.