The number of cases in the first 11 months of this year hit 5,016, compared to 4,497 for the whole of last year, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA).
The number of cases had been dropping from 8,826 in 2007 to 7,031 in 2008 and to below 5,000 last year.
The agency said the increase in cases this year can be attributed to the number of breeding sites, which had hit a high of some 18,000 so far.
NEA said breeding sites were found everywhere - from residences to non-residential areas to construction sites.
Nearly 11,000 homes were found with breeding sites - an increase of 31.5 per cent from the same period last year.
For non-residential premises such as schools and shopping centres, the increase was about 28 per cent.
The number of construction sites found with breeding areas also went up by 16.7 per cent. Although construction sites saw the smallest increase, it is a concern for pest control companies.
Ng Say Kiat, Singapore Pest Management Association, said: "Because of the size of the construction sites, the opportunity for mosquitoes to breed is of course higher. And when mosquitoes breed at the construction sites, usually it's in large areas, and the mosquito density most likely will be higher."
However, Mr Ng said current enforcement and regulations are sufficient.
"NEA has stepped up spot checks at the construction sites and the intensity is definitely enough. With this increase in frequency of inspections, the mosquito breeding likelihood is much, much lower," he added.
Experts also advise contractors to work closely with pest management companies to ensure sites are free of mosquito breeding areas.
Personal thoughts:
The sudden increased after 3 years of silence about the dengue case, are confirm to bring a huge shock to either the government or to the residents. Based on the previous experiences that we had faced, it is believed that by having that kind of illnesses would definitely caused you to suffer lots of pain or even could cause your death. For example like causing you to feel weak, vomit, high fever or other kind of symptoms. However, due to the success that we had managed to overcome the situations and government are doing a great job in preventing the same problem to occur again. Singaporeans had tends to neglect or perhaps, let their guards down again. Giving out opportunities for the mosquitoes to breed and attack their family members once again. Some might thinks that it is too troublesome to clear away those unwanted water in the flower pot or else places and do not pay much attention. As a result, in order to increase their awareness of how serious it could be, Singapore’s government had carried out certain patrolling routines to all household and getting some pesticide spray in some places such as drains or dustbins. Since, the government had done its part in ensuring our own safety. Indeed, each and every resident should also do their part in maintaining their house free from the occurrence of dengue breeding. If you do not want to do your parts in protecting your dearest people, then who will represent you and help you to do your part. If you do not want to see any of your dearest to suffer, then you should start keeping and cleaning your house now. Once again, protecting and having a happy family should starts from each and everyone now. Don’t let yourself regret for not doing so earlier on.
Yanling
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