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People who Travel Abroad or Visit Relatives Overseas Should Pay Attention to Mosquito Prevention to avoid Dengue Fever

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1.To protect the health of you and your family, people who plan to travel abroad or visit relatives overseas should properly handle the water containers inside and outside the house to prevent mosquitoes from breeding.

2.During your travel, please pay attention to mosquito prevention, such as wearing long-sleeved pants and shirts with light colors, applying anti-mosquito drugs approved by government agencies on the bare skin, and living in the place with air-conditioner or screened windows and doors.

3.After returning Taiwan, please self-monitor your health for at least 14 days. If you have fever, headache, back eye socket pain, muscle and joint pain, rash, or other suspicious symptoms, please visit a doctor and inform the doctor of your history of travel. For information about Dengue Fever prevention, please visit the website of Center for Disease Control or call free epidemic prevention hotline at 1922.

• 編修日期：2020/07/22
• 上稿單位：Ministry of Health and Welfare