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    Local residents should remove standing water at home and renew water for aquatic plants more frequently.

    The CDC said the number of dengue fever cases may keep going up in the next two months because it is still hot and humid in the city, providing a favorable environment for mosquitoes to breed.

    In addition, the upcoming National Day holiday may bring more visitors to Shenzhen from areas that are seriously infected with the disease.

    In another development, the number of dengue fever cases in Guangdong Province continues rising, with more than 1,400 new cases reported in just two days, local authorities said.

    Seventeen cities in Guangdong have reported 7,497 dengue fever cases this year, nearly 14 times the number of cases during the same period last year, the provincial health and family planning commission said.

    The figure was 6,089 just two days ago.

    The virus has hit Guangzhou, the provincial capital, the hardest. As of Wednesday, 6,361 cases had been reported there, including two deaths, the commission said.

    Foshan City reported 789 cases, including one death. Other cases were found in Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Zhuhai and Dongguan.

    Dengue fever, a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes, mostly hits tropical and subtropical regions.