Public prompted to maintain anti-mosquito efforts constantly
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The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (September 22) revealed that the month-to-month gravidtrap index for Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in August was 6.6 percent, at Level 2, suggesting that the circulation of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in the study locations was relatively comprehensive. The FEHD and pertinent federal government departments have actually continually stepped up mosquito avoidance and control actions.
In August, amongst the 62 study locations, the location gravidtrap indexes (AGI) in one location surpassed 20 percent. The gravidtraps were primarily situated in the area of personal houses, public real estate estates, schools, health centers, leisure and sports centers and public locations. The FEHD has actually teamed up with appropriate federal government departments to take instant action to reinforce mosquito avoidance and control operate in the locations worried. In August this year, the FEHD performed over 65 000 examinations, started 14 prosecutions following the discovery of mosquito breeding, and provided 63 statutory notifications needing the clearance of stagnant water or stagnant water containers.
The regular monthly density index for Aedes albopictus in August was 1.2, which represented that an average of 1.2 Aedes albopictus grownups were discovered in the Aedes-positive gravidtraps, showing that the number of adult Aedes albopictus was not plentiful in the study locations. The gravidtrap and density indexes for Aedes albopictus in various study locations, along with details on mosquito avoidance and control procedures, are readily available on the department’s site at www.fehd.gov.hk.
A spokesperson for the FEHD stated, “The FEHD continues to keep an eye on mosquito problem and perform danger evaluations in all districts, quickly taking proper and targeted mosquito avoidance and removal procedures. The FEHD, together with appropriate departments and stakeholders, has actually carried out quick action procedures and targeted implementations, and has actually continued to magnify the mosquito avoidance and control deal with appropriate federal government departments in locations under their province, consisting of getting rid of mosquito breeding locations, using larvicides, performing misting operations to eliminate adult mosquitoes, and putting mosquito trapping gadgets at ideal places. The FEHD has actually likewise performed website examinations with appropriate department, and supplied them with expert suggestions and technical assistance to help them in creating and carrying out reliable anti-mosquito procedures quickly. At the very same time, the FEHD has actually enhanced promotion and education.
The FEHD continues to perform a three-phase Anti-mosquito Campaign this year. The 3rd stage of the Anti-mosquito Campaign was released on August 3 and will run up until October 23. Throughout the duration, the district workplaces of the FEHD will target homes, schools, building websites, public real estate estates, medical facilities, prohibited growing websites, waterside public and personal freight workspace, land limit control points, tropical cyclone shelters and cross-boundary ferryboat terminals to eliminate collected water and perform mosquito avoidance and control work. To even more boost the efficiency of mosquito control, the FEHD and pertinent federal government departments have actually introduced the very first and 2nd stage of the All-out Anti-mosquito Operations on March 25 and April 30 respectively. Departments will continue with the work of stage one, consisting of getting rid of prospective mosquito reproducing locations and scheduling essential structural repair work to reduce mosquito breeding locations, and will regularly perform the work of stage 2 by carrying out routine ultra-low volume misting operations at locations with mosquito problem to manage the mosquitoes. The FEHD contacted home management entities to continue actively taking part in the All-out Anti-mosquito Operations.
The FEHD presently makes routine statements on gravidtrap indexes for Aedes albopictus on its web page. To enable more residents to rapidly comprehend the mosquito problem scenario, the FEHD has actually enhanced details dissemination by quickly revealing the current gravidtrap indexes through news release and social networks.
To minimize the threat of transmission of chikungunya fever (CF) and dengue fever (DF), the FEHD continues to step up mosquito avoidance and control procedures throughout all districts and carry out vector examinations and targeted mosquito control operations within a 250-metre radius of the houses of clients and the locations that clients had actually gone to throughout the transmittable duration. Actions consist of eliminating mosquito breeding premises, using larvicides to stagnant water that can not be cleared, and performing ultra-low volume misting operations in adult mosquito environments such as largely wooded locations, dark and remote locations, and deserted structures to remove adult mosquitoes.
The FEHD interest members of the general public to continue to remain alert and collaborate to perform mosquito avoidance and control procedures early, consisting of examining their homes and environments to eliminate prospective breeding premises, altering water in vases and scrubbing their inner surface areas, eliminating water in dishes under plant pots a minimum of when a week, and correctly getting rid of containers such as empty cans and non reusable meal boxes. The FEHD likewise encourages members of the general public and estate management bodies to keep drains pipes devoid of clog and level all faulty ground surface areas to avoid the build-up of water. They must likewise scrub all drains pipes and surface area drains with an alkaline cleaning agent a minimum of when a week to eliminate any mosquito eggs.
Aedes albopictus is a sort of mosquito that can transfer DF and CF. DF and CF are frequently discovered in nations in tropical and subtropical areas, and the threat of importation continues. Members of the general public must examine the scenario at their locations before taking a trip abroad, specifically when taking a trip to Southeast Asian nations. If visitors feel weak after going back to Hong Kong, they need to look for medical suggestions right away and supply their travel history to the medical professional.