Research Article

Assessing the Filariasis Causing Parasites in Adult Mosquitoes and the Vector Mosquito Larval Breeding in Selected Medical Officer of Health Areas in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka

Table 1

Descriptive information of four MOH areas.

 MOH area
KelaniyaRagamaSeeduwaDompe

Area covered (km2)2012125176
Population density (/km2)673542233179870
Vegetation/land coverMarshes, paddy fieldsPaddy fieldsMarshes and mangroves.Paddy fields and rubber plantations
BoundariesBoarded to Kelani riverSurrounded by land coverBoarded to Negombo lagoonSurrounded by land cover