WATER-LOGGED areas in residential neighbourhoods have been sprayed with pesticides to prevent an outbreak of water-borne diseases.
The Health Ministry’s public health department covered more than 3,000sqm in a disinfection campaign ahead of the recent downpour, according to an official.
Workers at the malaria and insects group in the ministry intensified spraying campaigns in all governorates across Bahrain in preparation for the rainy season throughout December, said environmental health head Raja Al Salloum.
“This was done in order to provide the highest standards of health and safety in all areas affected by insects in certain seasons,” she said in a statement.
“The campaigns included spraying and curbing insects – especially mosquitoes – by using larvicides to eradicate them in addition to thermal fogging and ultrafine mist (ULV) to control the adult population.
“The campaign also continued from January 1 to 5 following the heavy downpour during which 750 epicentres were examined and 211 positive mosquito breeding sites were examined and treated across the governorates.”
Ms Al Salloum also revealed that 3,063sqm were treated using pesticides with a residual effect, involving 32 hours of thermal fogging and 33 hours of using the ULV.
She said the programme continues on a regular basis and spraying campaigns are intensified during the rainy and mosquito breeding seasons.
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