To
prevent and control the breeding of disease
vectors.
To
control the breeding of arthropod pests
which cause nuisance to people.
Responsibilities
Pest
control work, such as the control of rodents,
mosquitoes and other arthropod pests with
medical importance is carried out by the
Pest Control Teams of Food and Environmental
Hygiene Department. The methodology in pest
control is continuously reviewed to ensure
effectiveness and efficacy in abating the
disease vectors.
Extermination
of pests and prevention of disease
Maintenance
of personal and environmental hygiene of
a high standard all the times is the fundamental
and most effective method to prevent and
control pest borne diseases. Pest disinfestation
operation using the appropriate pesticide
and methodology is only a supplementary
measure in the control of diseases where
pests act as the vectors or mechanical carriers.
Other Pest Control
Disinfestation
of such pests is generally dealt with by
using the appropriate insecticide. Advice
on making the conditions unsuitable for
the breeding or attraction of pests is also
make available.
The
common diseases that can be transmitted
by pests are:
Pest
Pest
borne disease
Rodents
Hantaan
viral infection and rat bite fever
Mosquitoes
Malaria,
dengue fever, dengue haemorrhagic fever,
Japanese B encephalitis, yellow fever
and various forms of filariasis
Flea
Plague,
murine typhus and cestodes
Ticks
Tick-borne
relapsing fever, Q-fever, tick paralysis
and boutonnesuse fever
Mites
Scabies
and scrub typhus
Besides,
rodents flies and cockroaches are mechanical
carriers of the pathogens of : typhoid,
dysentery, cholera, diarrhoea, polio,
etc.
Other Pest Control 
Last revision date: 10-11-2006