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(reporter yang xiaolu and tan qixin from people's daily health client) on september 20, guangzhou cdc issued a reminder that guangzhou has entered the dengue fever epidemic season. there are local dengue fever cases in 97 towns and villages in 11 districts of guangzhou, and imported dengue fever cases in 32 towns and villages in 11 districts. on september 21, several experts told reporters from people's daily health client,denguethe risk of local transmission in guangzhou is high, and active prevention and control is needed.

according to the provincial statutory infectious disease epidemic overview in august 2024 released by the guangdong provincial center for disease control and prevention on september 18, a total of 1,220 cases of dengue fever were reported in the province, an increase of 987 cases from july (233 cases).

"guangzhou has experienced heavy rains for many days since august. the accumulation of water caused by continuous rainfall will increase the chances of mosquito breeding, thereby increasing the risk of dengue fever transmission."southern university of science and technologywei sheng, professor at the school of public health and emergency management, introduced this to the reporter of people's daily health client.

guangzhou city emergency management expert,southern medical universityzhao wei, director of the biosafety research center of the school of public health, told the people's daily health client reporter that dengue fever is mainly transmitted throughaedes albopictusguangzhou has been experiencing heavy rains for several days, which is conducive to the growth and reproduction of aedes mosquitoes. the density of aedes mosquitoes (bretou index) is directly related to the risk of dengue fever, so rainfall will increase the risk of dengue fever outbreaks. "in the past, guangzhou has a high incidence of dengue fever in summer and autumn every year, which is superimposed with the rainfall in guangzhou. the dengue fever epidemic in southeast asia has been relatively serious recently, and there is a high risk of local transmission after being imported into guangzhou."

zhao wei suggested that in order to prevent dengue fever from spreading further, citizens should pay attention to clearing stagnant water and killing mosquitoes in front of and behind their houses. in particular, they should pay attention to timely cleaning places where water easily accumulates, such as flower pots, tree (bamboo) holes and waste tires. individuals also need to take measures to prevent mosquito bites, especially when going out in the morning and evening, they should pay attention to applying repellents and wearing long-sleeved clothes.