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No blind eye to malaria 毋忘瘧疾
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Data source: World Health Organization (WHO)
Map created by CUHK SpatioEpi Group
Malaria poses a major public health threat in South-east Asia. The map shows the population (in millions) exposed to malaria in 2006. As depicted by the graduated colours, more people are at risk to malaria in Indonesia and Vietnam. Separately, the size of the net symbols reflects the number of mosquito nets available in each country in the same year. Proper use of the nets is an effective vector control measure which protects people from the bite of infected mosquitoes at night.
瘧疾是東南亞國家的主要公共衛生問題。地圖顯示二零零六年受瘧疾威脅的人口數目，以不同顏色代表嚴重程度。相對同一區域中的其他國家，印尼及越南有較多國民於瘧疾流行的區域居住。此外，格網符號顯示同一年各國擁有的蚊帳數目。適當地使用蚊帳是有效的媒介控制措施，減少人類於晚間被蚊子叮的機會，從而達致預防感染。
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Vector Control of Malaria 瘧疾的媒介控制
Malaria is a preventable and treatable vector-borne infectious disease. Vector control is one of the preventive measures for malaria. Two important practices for vector control are the introduction of insecticide-treated mosquito nets and performing indoor residual spraying. One of the targets stated in the Global Malaria Action Plan is to implement these vector control methods appropriately to 80% of people at risk from malaria by 2010. The observation of World Malaria Day on 25th of April since 2008 aims to recognize global efforts for meeting the targets articulated in Global Malaria Action Plan.
瘧疾是一種透過病媒傳染的疾病，是可防預及可醫治的。媒介控制是其中一種有效防止瘧疾蔓延的預防措施，當中包括使用經長效殺蟲劑處理過的蚊帳及於室內噴灑殺蟲劑。《全球瘧疾行動計劃》中亦提及，希望於二零一零年完結前為全球超過八成正受瘧疾威脅的人口適當地實施這些媒介控制措施。自二零零八年起，四月二十五日已被訂為世界瘧疾日，旨在表彰全球各界人仕為實現上述計劃內的目標而作出的努力。
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