Disease prevention standards for urban construction
5/6/2003 15:09
Anting Town, in Shanghai's northwest Jiading District, will be the first
town in China to implement an infectious disease prevention system on a trial
basis, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in
Shanghai yesterday.
The CDC has established a tailored disease prevention
system for Anting Town, according to which construction plans, including
relocating residents, construction and property management, must comply with
certain sanitation standards.
The first part of the system, which deals
with pest elimination, has been put into practice.
CDC Infectious disease
experts have investigated the density of pests in Anting Town, including rats,
roaches, mosquitoes and flies in order to control pests in construction
projects, said Liu Qiyong, a researcher with CDC.
A pest prevention plan
must be included at an early stage of urban construction projects as a measure
to prevent infectious diseases.
The disease prevention system also
includes underground water management, river improvement, anti-mosquito measures
in special areas and rubbish disposal, according to CDC.
Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news
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