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Dengue
Measures you should take before you leave for a holiday or an overseas trip
Wish to have an enjoyable and relaxing holiday without the worry of your home becoming a breeding place for the disease-carrying mosquitoes? Then, before going on your vacation, please take the following measures to safeguard your home and your neighbours.
• Cover all toilet bowls in your home.
• Seal off the overflow pipe of the flushing cistern.
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| • Cover all and floor traps. |
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| • Add sand granular insecticide to places that mosquitoes could potentially breed, such as flower vases and places where stagnant water could not be removed. |
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• Clear blockages and add Bti insecticide in roof gutters.
• Turn over all water storage containers.
• Ask a relative or close friend to check your home regularly for stagnant water if you are going away for a long period of time.
• Leave your contact with your neighbours or the neighbourhood police post/ centre so that you can be reached easily. |
By taking these precautionary measures, it will keep your neighbourhood safe from dengue.
Have a pleasant and enjoyable trip!
For more information on how to prevent Aedes mosquito breeding in your home, please click here
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