Twelve workers from the Center or Disease Control and Prevention
are targeting high-risk areas and educating home and business
owners on ways to reduce mosquito populations, such as removing
any standing water from their property. Workers on March 22
sprayed the area between Walking Street and Bali Hai Pier and
are responding to requests for other areas. Sahas Wattanawiphat
sprays insecticides to kill mosquitoes to combat dengue fever
and malaria. Sahas Wattanawiphat of the Public Health and
Environment Department office admitted the city has only 12
workers to do the job and far more places that need to be
sprayed. Further, he said, the process takes time as to
completely rid an area of mosquitoes, it must be sprayed daily
for a month. Success, Sahas added, “also depends on residents to
lend a helping hand in investigating their own homes for sources
of mosquitoes because residents cannot rely on the public sector
alone due to the low number of personnel.” Residents can obtain
advice and abatement sand from