2024-01-14 16:59:12
Daegu City, free dengue fever testing for inbound travelers at Daegu Airport – Gyeongsang Daily Newspaper
[경상매일신문=김영식기자] Daegu Metropolitan City announced that as the influx of dengue fever patients is increasing due to the revitalization of overseas travel due to recovery from daily life, dengue fever testing is available year-round for free at Daegu Airport upon entry. This is in response to strengthened measures as dengue fever was additionally designated as a quarantine infectious disease. Last year, dengue fever testing was conducted temporarily at Daegu Airport from July to November, but from the 12th, the test was expanded to include symptomatic patients and applicants throughout the year. If you have suspicious symptoms (fever, headache, muscle pain, joint pain, etc.) due to a mosquito bite while visiting a high-risk country where dengue fever patients are mainly imported, it is necessary to notify the quarantine officer and receive a dengue fever rapid kit test. However, if the rapid kit test is confirmed to be positive through a simple test, you must visit a medical institution and receive a confirmatory diagnostic test. Dengue fever is transmitted by being bitten by vector mosquitoes (Aedes mosquitoes, Aedes mosquitoes) infected with the dengue virus, and lasts for 5 to 7 days. It is an infectious disease that causes symptoms such as fever, headache, chills, and muscle pain following an incubation period of . There is still no effective vaccine or treatment, so prevention, such as preventing mosquito bites, is very important. Health and Welfare Director Eui-gwan Jeong said, “When traveling abroad, prepare mosquito repellent products to prevent dengue fever, wear bright long clothes when going out, use mosquito repellent, etc. “It is important to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes,” he said, adding, “If you have any suspicious symptoms, please actively use the dengue fever rapid kit test at the quarantine station.”
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