ALOR SETAR: Eleven breeding areas of Culex tritaeniorhynchus and Culex sitiens mosquitoes, which have the potential to spread the Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus, have been detected in the Kota Setar district.
Kedah Health director Dr Othman Warijo said the breeding areas were detected through an entomological study by the state Health Department as one of its epidemic control activities carried out from Nov 25 until Thursday (Dec 2).
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