The paint mixed with an insecticide can kill mosquitoes that come into contact with walls, says Health Minister.
SHAH ALAM: An anti-mosquito wall paint is to become the latest tool to reduce the number of dengue cases in the country, Health Minister Dr S. Subramaniam said today.
The paint, mixed with the insecticide deltamethrin, is a product of research conducted by the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) and can kill mosquitoes that come into contact with walls coated with it, he said.
“IMR has scientific proof on the effectiveness of this anti-mosquito wall paint and the ministry has held discussions with the company keen to produce the paint,” he told reporters after visiting several houses in Section 7, a dengue hotspot, here.
Subramaniam said the paint was expected to be in the market by July.
He also said the ministry would apply the outdoor residual spray (OPS) approach that could reduce dengue cases by up to 95%.
“The spray applied once on the external walls of buildings remains effective for three months,” he said.
“The spray applied once on the external walls of buildings remains effective for three months,” he said.
The minister said the other approaches to fight the dengue menace included fogging indoors and keeping the surroundings clean.
Subramaniam said the ministry found 95 of the 111 construction sites inspected this year to be breeding grounds for the Aedes mosquito, carrier of the dengue virus.
He said the contractors would be prosecuted.
This year up to March 21, a total of 30,890 dengue cases with 98 deaths were recorded, up from the 21,967 cases with 54 deaths during the corresponding period last year, he said.
– BERNAMA
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteThe civic body has served a notice to Larsen &Toubro, as a large number of mosquito breeding sites were found at the construction site of the Seawoods-Darave railway station, which is being carried out by L&T constructions. To know how to prevent mosquito bites, Visit Mosquito net Chennai
ReplyDeleteNice post. some time mosquito is very dangerous one. You can use mosquitoes. we are offering all kinds mosquitoes for chennai.
ReplyDeleteMosquito Net in Chennai
Mosquito Net Chennai
I like your blog. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBest tour operator from mannargudi
Best kerala tour packages from Mannargudi
Best tour packages from Chennai
Kerala trip from Chennai
Best tour packages from Chennai
I like your blog. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteFog screen rental in India
Fog screen
water screen in india
fog screen rental
fog screen in india
Hi there, of course this article is actually good and I have learned lot of things from it regarding growth and active lifestyle. Thanks.
ReplyDelete