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Ovitrap index rises

September 21, 2015

The monthly ovitrap index for August increased to 7.3% from 6% in July.

 

The Food & Environmental Hygiene Department said, of the 44 areas surveyed last month, areas recording positive indices had values ranging from 1.8% to 17.9%, with the highest in Yuen Chau Kok.

 

For port areas, the monthly ovitrap index rose to 2.2% from 1.7% in July.

 

The ovitrap indices reflect the prevalence of Aedes albopictus, a mosquito vector for Dengue fever transmission.

 

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