No respite from malaria

The officials of civic body8217;s health department, however, don8217;t seem to be worried about the situation. Though the department has already stopped anti-larval measures, it is still continuing with its awareness campaign for vector-borne diseases.

8220;We have eliminated most of the breeding spots from the vector-prone areas in the city. So now we have stopped sprinkling larvicide as it is not needed. But we are still conducting awareness campaigns so that people are more careful the next year,8221; said a senior civic doctor.

Significantly, KMC is also dragging its feet in providing the state health department with the required Annual Blood Examination Rate ABER.

A senior civic official said the KMC was unable to provide ABER since the required figure was not available with the department.

8220;It was found that the ABER in the city was four per cent when it is supposed to be at least 10 per cent. So the figure of the afflicted is higher than that recorded by the KMC8217;s health department,8221; he added.