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Hainan intercepts Dengue-Fever-infecting mosquitos
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-08-24 21:40 Mosquitos Ae. aegypti, a
major medium of Dengue Fever, have been recently intercepted for the first time
at Basuo Port in Dongfang City, in southernmost 皇冠体育app'sHainan Province.
The disease-carrying insects were detected on some inbound ships from Dengue
Fever contaminated areas in Vietnam, according to the local animal inspection
and quarantine authority.
The authority said between January and August it conducted mosquito
extiration treatments on 169 vessels from the Dengue-Fever-contaminated areas in
Vietnam, effectively preventing the disease and other mosquito-borne diseases,
such as epidemic encephalitis B from being infected through the port, which is a
major border trade channel with Vietnam.
It is reported that in the first half of this year, the southern part of
Vietnam suffered an outbreak of Dengue Fever, with more than 6,400 people
infected.
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