Zika has arrived in Singapore

[Baigonggong]

If Ah Gong see mosquito I will kill it .

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Serangoon North Avenue 1 residents see stepped up efforts to curb spread of Zika


By Aqil Haziq Mahmud @AqilHaziqCNA
16 Aug 2017 10:52PM (Updated: 17 Aug 2017 08:23AM)



SINGAPORE: Residents at Serangoon North Avenue 1 have seen efforts to curb the spread of Zika ramped up after a third cluster was reported in the area in less than a month.

The National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Monday (Aug 14) that it had confirmed two cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection at block 143 and Serangoon Ville.

The first cluster at Serangoon North Avenue 1, at blocks 125, 126 and 127, was reported on Jul 26 and has since been closed.

The second cluster, at blocks 109, 115, 116 and 117, was reported on Aug 4 and remains open. As of Tuesday, there have been five cases of Zika in the cluster, two of which were in the last two weeks, data on the NEA website showed.

Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC Sylvia Lim told Channel NewsAsia that the town council “has been working with NEA to step up measures to eradicate possible (mosquito) breeding, including checking roof tops and oiling of apron drains”.

“Residents are going about their lives as per normal, but with some heightened awareness,” added Ms Lim, who oversees the Serangoon division. “Those I visited confirmed that NEA had been going door to door to give advice and conduct checks.”

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First Zika case of 2018 reported in Singapore


23 Jan 2018 05:33PM (Updated: 23 Jan 2018 05:40PM)




SINGAPORE: After nearly four months without a reported case of Zika virus infection, the first case of 2018 was confirmed last Thursday (Jan 18).

It is also the first case since Sep 29, 2017, according to the Ministry of Health.

The ministry said on Tuesday that the patient sought outpatient treatment and is recovering well. It did not respond to queries on where the infection originated and declined to provide more details on the case, citing patient confidentiality.

The first case of locally transmitted Zika in Singapore was reported in August 2016 and by the end of that year, about 450 people here were confirmed to have been infected.

The virus, spread by the aedes aegypti mosquito, has been associated with neurological diseases such as microcephaly, which causes babies to be born with a smaller head due to abnormalities in the development of the brain.

The Health Ministry told Channel NewsAsia last year that of the 17 women who were diagnosed with Zika during their pregnancies in 2016, two had their pregnancies terminated while one had a miscarriage.

The reasons behind this were not linked to Zika. It added the other 14 women gave birth to babies with no signs of microcephaly.

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...gapore-9887440

[SiaSuay]

Singapore such a small place can't even control your mosquito .