Culex breeding grounds detected

ALOR SETAR: Eleven breeding grounds of the Culex tritaeniorhynchus and Culex sitiens mosquitoes that can potentially spread the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) virus, have been detected in the Kota Setar district, said Kedah Health director Dr Othman Warijo.

He said the state health department found the mosquitoes’ breeding grounds when they conducted checks in the area between Nov 25 and Dec 2 as part of their activities to control the epidemic.