Beware of dengue fever: Heavy rain will be breeding vector mosquitoes

Recently, heavy rains caused flooding in large area of northern Taiwan. A few days later, the weather front moves, a heavy rain in southern Taiwan will become. Due to high temperatures and heavy rains, vector mosquitoes will be breeding, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen shih-chung (陳時中) called for the people in the press conference, he said that the environment should be cleaned to remove the source of breeding, and implements the anti-mosquito measures, if any suspected symptom as soon as possible, avoid the infection of dengue fever.

Several days of heavy rain may breed mosquitoes, Chen shih-chung warned against dengue fever. (via Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) 

Centers for Disease Control（CDC）said there will be continuously rainfall around the country, and urged the citizens to clear water containers immediately after the rain to avoid vector mosquito breeding. CDC agency reminds the public to implement the cleaning steps of "patrolling, pouring, cleaning and brushing" and carefully inspect containers inside and outside the home to see if there are potential breeding sources, such as vases, flower pans, discarded bottles, and buckets, and to remove them thoroughly to reduce the risk of mosquito breeding.

Members of the public should seek medical advice as soon as possible if they find symptoms suspected of dengue fever. (via Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) 

Otherwise, the CDC agency also mentioned people to seek medical advice as soon as possible if they find symptoms of dengue fever, and to inform them of their travel history. Medical institutions are also urged to be vigilant and to ask more questions about patients' TOCC (travel history, occupation history, contact history, cluster history). Dengue fever NS1 quick screening reagent can be used to assist diagnosis and report as soon as possible to facilitate the prevention and control work of health units.