Cayman Islands to use Oxitec against mosquitoes again
- Thursday 5th to Saturday 7th May, 2016: Information booth at the West Bay dock.
- Saturday 7th May, 2016: Information Desk at a West Bay location to be announced.
- Thursday 5th to Saturday 7th May 2016: House visits in the treatment area.
- Dengue Fever infects an estimated 400 million people globally every year with about half of the world’s population at risk.
- Chikungunya swept into Central America and the Caribbean in 2014 with an epidemic spiking to over a million cases within only a year.
- Zika virus is rapidly spreading into new countries and has caused a state of emergency in Brazil where it has been linked to a sudden increase in birth defects (microcephaly) and nervous system disorders (Guillain-Barré syndrome).
- Yellow Fever remains a major health threat. Globally, there are an estimated 200,000 cases of yellow fever, causing 30,000 deaths each year, with 90% cases occurring in Africa.
Published May 5, 2016
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