Japan announces a "Japanese alert to encephalitis" … "Watch out for mosquitoes"

Disease Control The main report issued a warning about Japanese encephalitis nationwide. <뉴시스>

[시사위크=정수진 기자] The Japanese alert to encephalitis was published throughout the country

Following mosquito surveillance, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Social Affairs and Family (KCDC) has reported that mosquitoes vector of Japanese encephalitis According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the mosquito "small red mosquito" mediated by Japanese encephalitis is a small dark brown mosquito living in rice paddies , animal pens and puddles. An alert is issued when the number of small red mosquitoes per day is greater than 500 and the mosquito density is greater than 50% of the total mosquito density.

Small Red Mosquito The average number of mosquitoes collected per day was 962, or 64.7% of all mosquitoes.

Japanese encephalitis has mild symptoms, no pain or fever, with over 99% of mosquitoes infected with the virus. Symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting and abdominal pain can occur early in the infection. However, some patients may have symptoms of acute encephalitis.

Japanese encephalitis can be prevented by the vaccine. Children aged 12 months to 12 years who are eligible for national vaccination should be vaccinated according to the standard schedule. Vaccination is not recommended for adults, but vaccination is recommended for people at high risk of infection by mosquito exposure.

A CDC official said, "In the last 10 years, the average number of cases is about 20 cases a year," he said, "90% of reported cases have more than 40 years, so special attention is needed in the age group. "

What else can be avoided?

It is recommended to wear long pants and light colored long sleeves to minimize exposure to the skin and to wear loose clothing to prevent mosquitoes from sucking blood. It is also possible to use anti-mosquito products on shoes and socks, and refrain from using perfumes or cosmetics that can attract mosquitoes during activities outdoors. It is also advisable to use mosquito nets or mosquito nets at home, and mosquito repellents treated against mosquitoes in the tent to sleep outside, such as camping.

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