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Hong Kong – Monthly gravidtrap index for Aedes albopictus mosquitoes of January remains at lowest level

Monthly gravidtrap index for Aedes albopictus mosquitoes of January remains at lowest level ******************************************************************************************      The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (February 14) announced that the monthly gravidtrap index for Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in January dropped further to 0.3 per cent from 0.8 per cent in December last year. The index in January remained at the lowest Level 1, indicating that the distribution of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in the areas surveyed was not extensive.      All the 64 survey areas were recorded with a gravidtrap index lower than the alert level of 20 per cent. Moreover, the monthly density index ... Read more