With many cases of dengue cropping up in parts of Mysuru, health authorities of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) are on their toes.
Forty-one positive cases of dengue have been reported here, and intensive fogging has been launched in “high-risk areas”, which were under close observation by the health workers following the outbreak.
In addition to fogging, door-to-door surveillance had also been launched to find out if anyone was suffering from fever and other health issues for immediate intervention. Fogging machines are used to destroy mosquito breeding grounds.
MCC Health Officer Nagaraj told The Hindu that intensive fogging had been launched on a priority in areas where dengue positive cases had been reported recently.
Shanthinagar, Gousia Nagar, parts of Srirampura and parts of J.P. Nagar were among the areas identified as “high-risk” localities and accordingly steps had been taken up to combat the outbreak of vector-borne diseases, particularly dengue and malaria, which is high during the monsoon.
MCC authorities said monsoon is the ideal time for mosquito breeding and its sources have to be destroyed using larvae control sprays. Fogging is one of the steps for keeping mosquito-borne diseases at bay.
Vehicle-mounted fogging machines are being used in Garadikeri, areas near Gandhi Chowk, among others here on Wednesday.
