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Many towns and streets in Dongguan carry out emergency response drills for insect-borne infectious diseases
August 29, 2025, 10:57 AM
Prepare for war through training and build a solid defense line
In order to further enhance the town's emergency response capabilities to insect-borne infectious disease outbreaks and test the level of coordinated operations among various departments, many towns and streets in Dongguan recently carried out emergency response drills for insect-borne infectious disease outbreaks.
Gaobu: Comprehensively tested the response speed and handling efficiency of the town's emergency response system
On August 24, Gaobu Town in Dongguan City conducted an emergency response drill for a vector-borne infectious disease outbreak. Deng Binghua, secretary of the town's Party Committee, served as the overall commander of the drill, which was observed by members of the town's leadership team, principals of member units, village (community) secretaries, and health officials.
This drill simulated an imported Chikungunya fever outbreak in a village. It covered the entire process, including outbreak reporting, emergency response activation, on-site command center establishment, epidemiological investigation and response, management of co-exposed individuals, on-site disinfection, household inspections, environmental sanitation improvements, and Breteau index monitoring. By combining tabletop exercises with practical on-site exercises, the drill comprehensively tested the response speed and effectiveness of the town's emergency response system.
During the drill, all departments responded quickly and cooperated closely: the health, public security, and disease control departments jointly carried out epidemiological investigation and tracing; staff at the town and village levels, the disease control center, members of the village leadership team, and the traffic bureau quickly completed the division of the core area and the warning area and environmental cleanup; the emergency disinfection team performed precise operations, the environmental improvement team carried out a "carpet-style" environmental sanitation improvement, and the home-visiting team carried out detailed health education and breeding ground cleaning.
It is understood that Gaobu Town attaches great importance to the prevention and control of insect-borne infectious diseases. Since the city implemented the concentrated attack month, on the basis of the regular deployment of the village-based team, every weekend the town organizes and mobilizes 866 party members, cadres, and employees of the organs to go down to the village (community) grids and key places to carry out the patriotic health campaign; keep a close eye on key places such as enterprises and rental houses, organize landlords, enterprise leaders and other entities to carry out 46 special training sessions, and weave a tight and solid joint prevention and control mechanism; set up 19 villages (communities) and 245 key places mosquito control and disinfection teams, unified dispatch, unified training, unified equipment, unified drugs, unified time, to achieve simultaneous joint defense indoors and outdoors; adhere to the "combination of peace and war", draw up a "battle map" and prepare "ammunition", form a 103-person disinfection commando, a 154-person emergency response team and a 15-person professional flow investigation team, build a town-village linkage emergency response system, and promote the prevention and control work from "decentralized response" to "coordinated operations"; introduce the "Financial Reward and Subsidy Work Plan for the Prevention and Control of Insect-borne Infectious Diseases", set up special reward and subsidy funds, etc., and strive to build a solid line of defense for the prevention and control of insect-borne infectious diseases.
Dalang: Improving prevention and control capabilities to protect people's health
On the afternoon of August 24, Dalang Town conducted an emergency response drill for a vector-borne infectious disease outbreak in the Shuilin School gymnasium. The drill simulated a resident returning from an outing diagnosed with chikungunya fever. The Dalang Town Vector-Borne Insect Disease Prevention and Control Task Force quickly initiated an emergency response, with all units fulfilling their responsibilities and working closely together to successfully handle the outbreak.
At the drill, the Dalang Town Health and Family Planning Bureau and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention quickly coordinated their response mechanisms, instantly activating an on-site command center near the patient's home. The community health center and public security authorities collaborated to reconstruct the patient's movements and produce a preliminary epidemiological report within two hours. Disinfection teams, equipped with equipment, moved through the apartment buildings, thoroughly disinfecting every corner. Door-to-door teams distributed mosquito repellent, provided information on mosquito control, and instructed residents to remove pots and cans and clear stagnant water. The Urban Management Bureau's environmental remediation team conducted a thorough cleanup of unsanitary areas, ensuring mosquitoes had nowhere to hide.
Humen: Full-process drill
On August 24, the 2025 Humen Town Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases Emergency Response Drill, hosted by the Humen Town Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control Working Group, was held at the Humen Town Government. Through simulation drills, the emergency response capabilities for vector-borne infectious diseases such as dengue fever and chikungunya fever were tested, and the coordination and cooperation level of various departments was improved.
The drill adopted a combination of tabletop exercises, video presentations and on-site operations, presenting the entire process of handling, including the establishment of an on-site command center and personnel deployment, case investigation and insect vector monitoring, emergency disinfection and household inspections, management of co-exposed persons, environmental remediation and removal of breeding grounds, and public publicity.
Zhangmutou: Using training to promote prevention and build a solid control barrier
On August 24, the Zhangmutou town organized a comprehensive, full-chain, full-process, and comprehensive emergency drill for vector-borne infectious disease outbreaks, involving the town's insect-borne infectious disease prevention and control task force, the Health and Family Planning Bureau, the Urban Management Bureau, the Public Security Bureau, the Education, Culture, Sports, and Tourism Office, the Community Health Center (Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Zhangmutou Hospital, Baidi Community, members of the vector-borne infectious disease emergency response team, and members of the vector-borne infectious disease control commando team. The drill aimed to further enhance emergency response capabilities for vector-borne infectious disease outbreaks and test the coordination of various departments. Town leaders participated in the drill.
The drill simulated an imported outbreak of Chikungunya fever in Zhangmutou, prompting the town's task force to immediately initiate an emergency response and begin handling the outbreak. The drill included nine scenarios, covering key steps such as outbreak detection and reporting, establishing an on-site command center, epidemiological investigation, mosquito vector control, community mobilization, and household screening. Personnel from all departments responded swiftly, strictly adhering to the infectious disease emergency response procedures and plans. The drill was realistic, with clear divisions of labor and close coordination among departments. By using the drill to facilitate training and using practice as a substitute for combat, the drill effectively tested the feasibility of the emergency plan.
Shatin: Using "exercises" to build defense and test emergency response capabilities
On the morning of August 21, the 2025 Shatin Town Vector-Borne Insect-Borne Infectious Disease Emergency Response Drill officially launched at the Third Primary School. This practical exercise aims to comprehensively test Shatin Town's emergency response capabilities for vector-borne infectious diseases and enhance the level of multi-departmental coordination.
This drill simulated an imported case of Chikungunya fever, assuming a student returning from overseas developed fever, rash, and joint pain. Initial screening at Shatin Hospital revealed a positive nucleic acid test for Chikungunya. The drill combined a tabletop exercise with a video presentation and hands-on practice, presenting the entire process of handling the illness, from reporting the case, emergency response, epidemiological investigation and tracing, to mosquito control and pest control, household inspections, and health education. All departments performed their respective duties and worked closely together, creating a unified command structure with clear division of labor and efficient collaboration.
Tangxia: Further standardize emergency response procedures through drills
On August 24, Tangxia Town organized an emergency response drill for vector-borne infectious diseases, simulating an imported case of Chikungunya fever to test and improve its practical capabilities in responding to public health emergencies.
The drill emphasized the importance of improving the speed of emergency response and the efficiency of information transmission among relevant personnel to ensure a swift and accurate response when a real illness occurs. Furthermore, efforts should be made to increase awareness of mosquito prevention and control, using innovative methods to enhance public awareness and participation in self-protection efforts, fostering a positive atmosphere of collective prevention and control. Furthermore, a long-term mechanism for emergency drills should be established and improved, with similar drills conducted regularly to continuously summarize experiences and lessons learned and optimize emergency response plans and procedures.
Liaobu: "Actual combat" improves emergency response capabilities
The Health and Family Planning Bureau of Liaobu Town and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention quickly coordinated, the emergency response mechanism was instantly activated, and the on-site command center was quickly set up around the patient's home; the Center for Disease Control and Prevention jointly conducted an investigation into the case's activity trajectory with the public security department, and various departments carried out disposal work at the case's residence and workplace; the town's professional disinfection team, town emergency disinfection team, and village disinfection team quickly assembled and carried out mosquito control and disinfection operations with equipment; the home team registered residents' information, inquired about residents' symptoms, conducted mosquito prevention education, and guided residents to clear mosquito breeding grounds; the urban management department organized an environmental remediation team to carry out a comprehensive cleanup of sanitary dead corners, stagnant water areas, and mosquito breeding grounds... This is the footage that the reporter saw at the insect-borne infectious disease emergency response drill held in Liaobu Town a few days ago.
It is understood that in order to further test and improve the town's emergency response and scientific handling capabilities for vector-borne infectious diseases and strengthen the effectiveness of coordinated operations among various departments, Liaobu organized an emergency response drill for vector-borne infectious diseases on the afternoon of August 24.
Dongcheng: Using training to promote prevention and build a solid control barrier
With the start of school approaching, the Dongcheng Subdistrict conducted its 2025 Vector-Borne Infectious Disease Emergency Response Drill on the afternoon of August 24th to test its emergency response capabilities for vector-borne infectious diseases and enhance the coordination of various departments. The drill focused on a simulated chikungunya fever scenario, comprehensively rehearsing the entire emergency response process with realistic standards, building a strong "protective net" for public health safety in the area and for the start of the fall semester.
Next, Dongcheng will use the results of this exercise as a basis, focusing on "filling in the gaps, strengthening capabilities, and consolidating defense lines" to consolidate and improve prevention and control levels from multiple dimensions. On the one hand, it will improve emergency plans and handling procedures to ensure that public health and social stability can be quickly protected when a real illness occurs; on the other hand, it will normalize the promotion of the patriotic health campaign, adhere to the "clearing stagnant water, clearing garbage, focusing on disinfection, and preventing imports", and organize "no dead angle" inspections of campus teaching areas and living areas to eliminate hidden dangers of mosquito breeding and reduce insect vector density. At the same time, it will guide schools to solidify emergency response procedures and normalize prevention and control training to escort the start of the new semester.
According to the reporter, with the school opening imminent, in addition to the towns and streets taking action and holding drills to train mosquito prevention and control teams and improve emergency response capabilities in a "real combat" manner, all primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in the city are also carrying out daily mosquito prevention and control operations during the holidays and launching "key breakthrough operations" to welcome the new school season with practical actions and protect the health of teachers and students.
Reporting by: Xin Kuai Bao reporter Yang Yingjie
zhttps://k.sina.com.cn/article_1652484947_627eeb5302001rby0.html
August 29, 2025, 10:57 AM
Prepare for war through training and build a solid defense line
In order to further enhance the town's emergency response capabilities to insect-borne infectious disease outbreaks and test the level of coordinated operations among various departments, many towns and streets in Dongguan recently carried out emergency response drills for insect-borne infectious disease outbreaks.
Gaobu: Comprehensively tested the response speed and handling efficiency of the town's emergency response system
On August 24, Gaobu Town in Dongguan City conducted an emergency response drill for a vector-borne infectious disease outbreak. Deng Binghua, secretary of the town's Party Committee, served as the overall commander of the drill, which was observed by members of the town's leadership team, principals of member units, village (community) secretaries, and health officials.
This drill simulated an imported Chikungunya fever outbreak in a village. It covered the entire process, including outbreak reporting, emergency response activation, on-site command center establishment, epidemiological investigation and response, management of co-exposed individuals, on-site disinfection, household inspections, environmental sanitation improvements, and Breteau index monitoring. By combining tabletop exercises with practical on-site exercises, the drill comprehensively tested the response speed and effectiveness of the town's emergency response system.
During the drill, all departments responded quickly and cooperated closely: the health, public security, and disease control departments jointly carried out epidemiological investigation and tracing; staff at the town and village levels, the disease control center, members of the village leadership team, and the traffic bureau quickly completed the division of the core area and the warning area and environmental cleanup; the emergency disinfection team performed precise operations, the environmental improvement team carried out a "carpet-style" environmental sanitation improvement, and the home-visiting team carried out detailed health education and breeding ground cleaning.
It is understood that Gaobu Town attaches great importance to the prevention and control of insect-borne infectious diseases. Since the city implemented the concentrated attack month, on the basis of the regular deployment of the village-based team, every weekend the town organizes and mobilizes 866 party members, cadres, and employees of the organs to go down to the village (community) grids and key places to carry out the patriotic health campaign; keep a close eye on key places such as enterprises and rental houses, organize landlords, enterprise leaders and other entities to carry out 46 special training sessions, and weave a tight and solid joint prevention and control mechanism; set up 19 villages (communities) and 245 key places mosquito control and disinfection teams, unified dispatch, unified training, unified equipment, unified drugs, unified time, to achieve simultaneous joint defense indoors and outdoors; adhere to the "combination of peace and war", draw up a "battle map" and prepare "ammunition", form a 103-person disinfection commando, a 154-person emergency response team and a 15-person professional flow investigation team, build a town-village linkage emergency response system, and promote the prevention and control work from "decentralized response" to "coordinated operations"; introduce the "Financial Reward and Subsidy Work Plan for the Prevention and Control of Insect-borne Infectious Diseases", set up special reward and subsidy funds, etc., and strive to build a solid line of defense for the prevention and control of insect-borne infectious diseases.
Dalang: Improving prevention and control capabilities to protect people's health
On the afternoon of August 24, Dalang Town conducted an emergency response drill for a vector-borne infectious disease outbreak in the Shuilin School gymnasium. The drill simulated a resident returning from an outing diagnosed with chikungunya fever. The Dalang Town Vector-Borne Insect Disease Prevention and Control Task Force quickly initiated an emergency response, with all units fulfilling their responsibilities and working closely together to successfully handle the outbreak.
At the drill, the Dalang Town Health and Family Planning Bureau and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention quickly coordinated their response mechanisms, instantly activating an on-site command center near the patient's home. The community health center and public security authorities collaborated to reconstruct the patient's movements and produce a preliminary epidemiological report within two hours. Disinfection teams, equipped with equipment, moved through the apartment buildings, thoroughly disinfecting every corner. Door-to-door teams distributed mosquito repellent, provided information on mosquito control, and instructed residents to remove pots and cans and clear stagnant water. The Urban Management Bureau's environmental remediation team conducted a thorough cleanup of unsanitary areas, ensuring mosquitoes had nowhere to hide.
Humen: Full-process drill
On August 24, the 2025 Humen Town Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases Emergency Response Drill, hosted by the Humen Town Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control Working Group, was held at the Humen Town Government. Through simulation drills, the emergency response capabilities for vector-borne infectious diseases such as dengue fever and chikungunya fever were tested, and the coordination and cooperation level of various departments was improved.
The drill adopted a combination of tabletop exercises, video presentations and on-site operations, presenting the entire process of handling, including the establishment of an on-site command center and personnel deployment, case investigation and insect vector monitoring, emergency disinfection and household inspections, management of co-exposed persons, environmental remediation and removal of breeding grounds, and public publicity.
Zhangmutou: Using training to promote prevention and build a solid control barrier
On August 24, the Zhangmutou town organized a comprehensive, full-chain, full-process, and comprehensive emergency drill for vector-borne infectious disease outbreaks, involving the town's insect-borne infectious disease prevention and control task force, the Health and Family Planning Bureau, the Urban Management Bureau, the Public Security Bureau, the Education, Culture, Sports, and Tourism Office, the Community Health Center (Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Zhangmutou Hospital, Baidi Community, members of the vector-borne infectious disease emergency response team, and members of the vector-borne infectious disease control commando team. The drill aimed to further enhance emergency response capabilities for vector-borne infectious disease outbreaks and test the coordination of various departments. Town leaders participated in the drill.
The drill simulated an imported outbreak of Chikungunya fever in Zhangmutou, prompting the town's task force to immediately initiate an emergency response and begin handling the outbreak. The drill included nine scenarios, covering key steps such as outbreak detection and reporting, establishing an on-site command center, epidemiological investigation, mosquito vector control, community mobilization, and household screening. Personnel from all departments responded swiftly, strictly adhering to the infectious disease emergency response procedures and plans. The drill was realistic, with clear divisions of labor and close coordination among departments. By using the drill to facilitate training and using practice as a substitute for combat, the drill effectively tested the feasibility of the emergency plan.
Shatin: Using "exercises" to build defense and test emergency response capabilities
On the morning of August 21, the 2025 Shatin Town Vector-Borne Insect-Borne Infectious Disease Emergency Response Drill officially launched at the Third Primary School. This practical exercise aims to comprehensively test Shatin Town's emergency response capabilities for vector-borne infectious diseases and enhance the level of multi-departmental coordination.
This drill simulated an imported case of Chikungunya fever, assuming a student returning from overseas developed fever, rash, and joint pain. Initial screening at Shatin Hospital revealed a positive nucleic acid test for Chikungunya. The drill combined a tabletop exercise with a video presentation and hands-on practice, presenting the entire process of handling the illness, from reporting the case, emergency response, epidemiological investigation and tracing, to mosquito control and pest control, household inspections, and health education. All departments performed their respective duties and worked closely together, creating a unified command structure with clear division of labor and efficient collaboration.
Tangxia: Further standardize emergency response procedures through drills
On August 24, Tangxia Town organized an emergency response drill for vector-borne infectious diseases, simulating an imported case of Chikungunya fever to test and improve its practical capabilities in responding to public health emergencies.
The drill emphasized the importance of improving the speed of emergency response and the efficiency of information transmission among relevant personnel to ensure a swift and accurate response when a real illness occurs. Furthermore, efforts should be made to increase awareness of mosquito prevention and control, using innovative methods to enhance public awareness and participation in self-protection efforts, fostering a positive atmosphere of collective prevention and control. Furthermore, a long-term mechanism for emergency drills should be established and improved, with similar drills conducted regularly to continuously summarize experiences and lessons learned and optimize emergency response plans and procedures.
Liaobu: "Actual combat" improves emergency response capabilities
The Health and Family Planning Bureau of Liaobu Town and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention quickly coordinated, the emergency response mechanism was instantly activated, and the on-site command center was quickly set up around the patient's home; the Center for Disease Control and Prevention jointly conducted an investigation into the case's activity trajectory with the public security department, and various departments carried out disposal work at the case's residence and workplace; the town's professional disinfection team, town emergency disinfection team, and village disinfection team quickly assembled and carried out mosquito control and disinfection operations with equipment; the home team registered residents' information, inquired about residents' symptoms, conducted mosquito prevention education, and guided residents to clear mosquito breeding grounds; the urban management department organized an environmental remediation team to carry out a comprehensive cleanup of sanitary dead corners, stagnant water areas, and mosquito breeding grounds... This is the footage that the reporter saw at the insect-borne infectious disease emergency response drill held in Liaobu Town a few days ago.
It is understood that in order to further test and improve the town's emergency response and scientific handling capabilities for vector-borne infectious diseases and strengthen the effectiveness of coordinated operations among various departments, Liaobu organized an emergency response drill for vector-borne infectious diseases on the afternoon of August 24.
Dongcheng: Using training to promote prevention and build a solid control barrier
With the start of school approaching, the Dongcheng Subdistrict conducted its 2025 Vector-Borne Infectious Disease Emergency Response Drill on the afternoon of August 24th to test its emergency response capabilities for vector-borne infectious diseases and enhance the coordination of various departments. The drill focused on a simulated chikungunya fever scenario, comprehensively rehearsing the entire emergency response process with realistic standards, building a strong "protective net" for public health safety in the area and for the start of the fall semester.
Next, Dongcheng will use the results of this exercise as a basis, focusing on "filling in the gaps, strengthening capabilities, and consolidating defense lines" to consolidate and improve prevention and control levels from multiple dimensions. On the one hand, it will improve emergency plans and handling procedures to ensure that public health and social stability can be quickly protected when a real illness occurs; on the other hand, it will normalize the promotion of the patriotic health campaign, adhere to the "clearing stagnant water, clearing garbage, focusing on disinfection, and preventing imports", and organize "no dead angle" inspections of campus teaching areas and living areas to eliminate hidden dangers of mosquito breeding and reduce insect vector density. At the same time, it will guide schools to solidify emergency response procedures and normalize prevention and control training to escort the start of the new semester.
According to the reporter, with the school opening imminent, in addition to the towns and streets taking action and holding drills to train mosquito prevention and control teams and improve emergency response capabilities in a "real combat" manner, all primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in the city are also carrying out daily mosquito prevention and control operations during the holidays and launching "key breakthrough operations" to welcome the new school season with practical actions and protect the health of teachers and students.
Reporting by: Xin Kuai Bao reporter Yang Yingjie
zhttps://k.sina.com.cn/article_1652484947_627eeb5302001rby0.html