Prevention And Control of Dengue Fever at The Vegetable Orchards in Metropolitan Areas, 2018

Prevention And Control of Dengue Fever at The Vegetable Orchards in Metropolitan Areas, 2018

The vegetable orchard is considered to be a high-risk area for dengue fever since people using various types of water containers for irrigation. In view of this, the National Mosquito-borne Diseases Control Research Center and the South Regional Center, Centers for Disease Control, Taiwan (TCDC), followed the resolution of the 26th meeting of the Executive Yuan Committee on the Prevention and Control of Important Mosquito Infectious Diseases in 2018, developed a full process with high efficiency and feasible management system, including surveillance, investigation, risk assessment, data filing and geographical distribution, and drafted a guideline for the prevention and control of dengue fever in vegetable orchards.