Posted on 08/26/2018 8:56:04 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The latest updates meant nine of the local cases either live on or had visited the island of Cheung Chau, while the remaining 17 had gone to the popular Lion Rock Park or Wong Tai Sin, the district where the park is located, since the first case was reported on August 14.
Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung said on Sunday hygiene officials would go to Cheung Chau starting Monday to spray insecticide around all homes and schools, before the new academic year begins on September 3.
Workers had already been doing this within 500 metres of each Cheung Chau patient’s home.
“We will expand work to cover the whole island,” Cheung said. The island has over 24,000 residents according to the most recent census, and is popular with weekend day trippers who want to go hiking or eat seafood.
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In Hong Kong, dengue fever is transmitted to humans by Aedes albopictus, a type of mosquito commonly found locally. The mosquito becomes a carrier of the virus after biting an infected person and then spreads the disease by biting someone else.
Most dengue fever cases in the city in previous years were imported – patients were bitten elsewhere and displayed signs of the illness upon returning.
This year’s local cases are at a record high.
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I have had dengue (pronounced den-gee) fever. It was not fun at all. Also, for months afterward, I still had effects from the fever, I.e. Hair falling out, skin peeling from hands and feet, serious depression, and difficulty thinking called “dengue brain.” By months, I mean six months for many and the depression was there even after a year, and the brain fog even after that. I think malaria wasn’t as bad as dengue.
Dengue!
They need more DDT.
Hong Kong is an island for crying out loud! How did it get there?
Why does this remind me of the Matt Damon movie, “Contagion”?
Ships and planes.
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