Dear Staff and Students,
We would like to share the following message from Department of Health about Prevention of Dengue Fever.
Health, Safety and Environment Office
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health urges the public to maintain strict environmental hygiene, mosquito control and personal protective measures at all times.
Apart from general measures, travellers returning from areas affected by dengue fever should apply insect repellent for 14 days upon arrival in Hong Kong. If feeling unwell, seek medical advice promptly and provide travel details to the doctor. The public should take heed of the following advice on mosquito control:
• Thoroughly check all gully traps, roof gutters, surface channels and drains to prevent blockage;
• Scrub and clean drains and surface channels with an alkaline detergent compound at least once a week to remove any deposited mosquito eggs;
• Properly dispose of refuse, such as soft drink cans, empty bottles and boxes, in covered litter containers;
• Completely change the water of flowers and plants at least once a week. The use of saucers should be avoided if possible;
• Level irregular ground surfaces before the rainy season;
• Avoid staying in shrubby areas; and
• Take personal protective measures such as wearing light-coloured long-sleeved clothes and trousers and apply insect repellent containing DEET to clothing or uncovered areas of the body when doing outdoor activities.
The public should call 1823 in case of mosquito problems and may visit the following pages for more information: the dengue fever page of the CHP and the Travel Health Service, the latest Travel Health News, tips for using insect repellents, and the CHP Facebook Page and YouTube Channel.
We would like to solicit your support to disseminate the information to your colleagues, work associates and/or business partners so that they could adopt proper preventive measures. Thank you very much for your support.
Department of Health
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敬啟者：
預防登革熱
衞生署衞生防護中心呼籲市民，應時刻注意環境衞生，以及採取防蚊和個人保護措施。
除一般措施外，如從受登革熱影響地區回港，應在14日內繼續使用昆蟲驅避劑。若感到不適，應盡快求醫，並告知醫生外遊細節。市民應注意下列防蚊措施：
• 徹底檢查集水溝氣隔、屋頂雨水槽、明渠及排水渠，避免淤塞；
• 每星期至少一次以鹼性清潔劑擦洗溝渠和排水明渠，以除去可能積聚的蚊卵；
• 汽水罐、空樽及空盒等垃圾應妥善棄置在有蓋的垃圾桶內；
• 栽種花卉的水應每星期最少徹底更換一次，盡量避免使用墊碟；
• 在雨季前把凹凸不平的地面填平；
• 避免在叢林逗留；及
• 戶外活動期間，做好個人保護措施，穿着淺色長袖上衣和長褲，並於外露的皮膚及衣服上塗上含避蚊胺成分的昆蟲驅避劑。
市民如發現蚊患，應致電1823，亦可參閱以下專題網頁，了解詳情：衞生防護中心及旅遊健康服務登革熱專頁、最新旅遊情報、使用昆蟲驅避劑的注意事項、衞生防護中心Facebook專頁及YouTube頻道。
希望你可以將有關資訊與你的同事、合作者及／或業務伙伴分享，讓他們都能採取合適的預防措施。 非常感謝你的支持。
衞生署
