Governor Ali Hassan Joho flags off Chikungunya fighting programme, January 8, 2018. [Photo|William Kingi]Governor Ali Hassan Joho alongside his deputy Dr William Kingi launched the Mombasa County Fogging Programme on Monday. The programme constitutes 5 vehicles fitted with modern fogging machines to help fight Chikungunya outbreak in the County.The vehicles will spray all the six sub counties starting with Changamwe and Mvita which are worst hit by the virus. The 10-day exercise will be conducted during the day and aims at killing the adult mosquitoes (Aedes Aegypti) which are the carriers.The Chikugunya virus has troubled Mombasa residents in the recent past, causing havoc and panic.Joho affirmed that the insecticide being sprayed is safe to humans, since it is designed to kill mosquitoes and prevent them from breeding further. "We kindly urge the residents to cooperate with our teams on the ground, especially in locating mosquito breeding zones," he said.The governor affirmed that the County was working closely with a team from KEMRI who are going round the highly affected areas and studying the mosquitoes spreading the virus. "They are also taking blood samples to examine the virus further. We highly encourage those infected to visit our county facilities for treatment."He further urged all the residents to use mosquito nets, drain stagnant water and clear bushes around their compounds to stop mosquitoes from breeding.

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