Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Public cooperation, along with the support of government and non-governmental institutions, is essential to control the spread of dengue, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease, said Pottuvil, Medical Officer of Health (MOH) Dr. Uvais Farook.News Channel Guide

He made these remarks while addressing a special dengue eradication programme recently conducted in the Pottuvil area.

Elaborating further, Dr. Farook said that 46 suspected dengue cases had been identified in the Pottuvil area to date, of which 26 had been confirmed as dengue.

According to a recent survey conducted by the Entomology Unit of the Kalmunai Regional Health Services, Pottuvil has been identified as an area at medium risk of dengue transmissi...