Premier and Minister for Heath Hon. Alden McLaughlin, who has been keeping a close watch on the programme, welcomed the interim results.

Grand Cayman experienced an outbreak of Zika last year as the virus swept the region, with 21 clinically diagnosed cases as well as 31 cases confirmed by laboratory tests.

A case of a microcephaly baby was last week reported in Grenada, born to a mother who had Zika during pregnancy, and health officials in Jamaica are currently waiting on test results for a Zika-linked case of a suspected microcephaly baby born in December.

21: A funnel on the MRCU-Oxitec van allows the “Friendly” mosquitoes to be released in the treatment area of West Bay.

33: Kenroy Millwood and Giselle Johnson, production and field assistants with Oxitec, conduct “Friendly” mosquito releases in West Bay.