A Shenzhen man was found to have caught dengue fever after a
trip to Thailand last month, officials with the municipal disease
control and prevention center (CDC) told a press conference
yesterday.
It is the second case of imported dengue fever reported in the
city this year. The first case, reported in early June, was a
27-year-old man who caught the disease in Indonesia. The man has
since fully recovered.
In the latest case, the man, 32, is recovering, said the CDC
officials. The CDC is still monitoring people who have had close
contact with him, and none of them have shown any symptoms.
The CDC has sprayed pesticide in areas where the man works and
lives to kill mosquitoes, the main carrier of dengue fever.
The man showed symptoms including fever, sore throat and body
aches after visiting his relatives in Bangkok and returning to
Shenzhen at the beginning of June.
He went to Donghu Infectious Disease Hospital on June 17 and was
diagnosed with dengue fever five days later, said the CDC, which
has reported the case to the provincial CDC.
As a hot and humid city, Shenzhen is prone to dengue fever. The
CDC reminded people to clear pools of water at home, and wear
long-sleeved shirts and full-length trousers when traveling in
dengue fever-prone countries to avoid the disease.
In another development, the city reported a sharp increase in
the number of influenza cases in June when a total of 23,194 people
sought treatment, up 78.85 percent from May, according to the
CDC.
The CDC blamed the dramatic changes in weather for the
increase.
(Shenzhen Daily July 5, 2007)