Danger Lurking in Stagnant Water

STILL waters run deep. Stagnant water is no exception! With 36 dengue cases recorded in USJ13 from the beginning of this year, this quiet neighbourhood in Subang Jaya has become a hotspot for the Aedes mosquito, sending shivers down the spine of the residents. But many are still unaware (or not bothered) about the dangers that lie in stagnant water left exposed for mosquitoes to breed in the neighbourhood. A Search & Destroy initiative was again mounted in USJ13 by the Rukun Tetangga group in partnership with the Residents Committee (JKP) Zone 3 and the Subang Jaya Municipal Council over the weekend. Several houses occupied by foreign workers and even vacant houses were found with mosquito breeding spots in water as shallow as one inch. Discarded pails and the covers of rubbish bins, including flower pots were found to the perfect breeding spot for the Aedes mosquitoes. Several house owners who were very confident they had no mosquitoes breeding their compound were caught by surprise when MPSJ officers found some in their flower pots.

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