The National Health Commission (NHC) of China has cautioned that China has entered the dengue fever epidemic season, with the peak period forecast from August to October.
Public health departments in China, like the NHC and the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration of China, have been vigilant against the global situation of dengue fever this year.
Dengue fever mostly occurs in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, with the most serious prevalence in regions like Southeast Asia, the western Pacific and the Americas.
The dengue fever epidemic in China has mainly been a locally transmitted one caused by imported cases, and is mostly distributed in provinces and regions like Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Fujian, Yunnan and other coastal or border areas.
"In Latin American and South Asian countries, the dengue fever has shown a rapid growth trend since the beginning of the year, which gave us a reminder. According to our monitoring, and also due to climate change, the mosquito can fly further north than before. So the prevention and control of dengue fever this year should be made earlier and in wider scope," said Liang Xiaofeng, chairman of the Chinese Pest Control Association.
According to the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration of China, dengue fever is only transmitted through the bite of aedine mosquitoes, and the main vectors of dengue fever in China are Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti.
In China, the high incidence season of dengue fever in most areas is summer and autumn, that is, August to September. In some parts of provinces like Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan where the climate is warmer, the dengue fever season usually lasts from May to November.
"Where there is water, there are mosquitoes, because mosquitoes find waters to lay their eggs. The so-called 'mosquito control' actually means controlling and removing stagnant water. For ordinary people, they need to pay attention to water in small areas in the entire summer, and people should clear away the standing water in their yards, homes, and the surrounding environment," said Leng Pei'en, deputy chairman of the expert committee of the Chinese Pest Control Association.
China enters dengue fever epidemic season: expert
