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 | | According to the expert, “An anti-mosquito campaign is very important and the participation of the public is crucial.” The tiger mosquito, in fact, breeds especially in small pools of stagnant water that can form in places like lunchboxes, containers, bottles, tires, and wheelbarrows. |
 | | Lo Wing-lok, President of the Medical Association and a legislator representing the medical sphere in Parliament, said that “Public education is important, such as warning people about the dangers of stagnant water.” There is also misinformation about the illness spreading especially in rural areas. |
 | | In addition to a campaign for sensitizing the public, Hong Kong is taking concrete measures against the spread of the mosquitoes, such as spraying insecticides in public areas and issuing warnings on stagnant water. |
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