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| The government has issued a warning against dengue fever. It says the latest figures show that there's been a rise in the monthly average ovitrap index from 11 percent in June to 13 percent in July. The ovitrap indices reflect the prevalence of Aedes albo-pictus, a mosquito vector for dengue fever transmission. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has urged the public to step up anti-mosquito measures and stay alert as the current rainy season is most favourable for mosquito breeding. It said the inter-departmental anti-mosquito response mechanism has been activated in six districts which recorded readings at or above the alert rate of 20 percent. They are Diamond Hill, Tsim Sha Tsui, Sheung Shui, Tung Chung, Ma On Shan and Pok Fu Lam. |
Monday, August 16, 2010
Dengue
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