Source reduction is key strategy to fight Zika and dengue: Masagos
By Lim Jia Qi
Posted 13 Sep 2016 15:46
Updated 13 Sep 2016 15:50
SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency (NEA) conducted about 748,000 inspections to uncover mosquito breeding habitats between January and July this year and more than 10,000 breeding habitats were destroyed during these inspections, said Minister for Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli in Parliament on Tuesday (Sep 13).
Of the 10,000 breeding sites that were destroyed, about half of them were found in homes and about five per cent were in construction sites, said Mr Masagos in his ministerial statement as he outlined strategies to tackle the Zika outbreak in Singapore.
Besides deploying some 850 officers to do inspections island-wide, Mr Masagos said NEA also conducts indoor spraying with insecticide and outdoor fogging within the cluster to kill adult mosquitoes, as well as oiling of breeding habitats to kill any mosquito larvae.
“Zika and dengue are conveyed by the same mosquito – the Aedes aegypti. Our key strategy for dengue control, and now Zika, is source reduction – the detection and removal of breeding habitats and larvae,” said Mr Masagos.
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This is what happens when you vote for garbagement n is ruled by them for years.
You become fucking STUPID
Dumping rubbish in void deck n bottom of flat dont breed mosquitoes ok.
Need to rain n rubbish collect water n Aedes mosquitoes lay eggs, then can breed.
And these fcuking sporeans stupid becos even if no rubbish n water collect at void deck ALSO can breed mosquitoes! Fucking idiots never thought of that
Lately got rain .
S’pore ‘has been preparing to fight Zika for two years’
By Kelly Ng
Published: 10:05 PM, September 13, 2016
Updated: 9:07 AM, September 14, 2016
SINGAPORE — Close to 4,000 blood samples were tested and found negative for Zika between February and August this year, before the first locally-transmitted case of the infection was confirmed, revealed Health Minister Gan Kim Yong as he explained the authorities’ handling of the outbreak.
Sharing the lessons gleaned from the experience so far, Mr Gan also said that while the number of cases detected in recent days has been tapering off, Singapore cannot afford to be complacent. “It is still early days to ascertain what the long-term trend of Zika infections will be,” Mr Gan said in Parliament on Tuesday (Sept 13), as he called on grassroots leaders, volunteers and residents to continue working together in tackling Zika.
Amid comments by some medical practitioners and members of the public that MOH should have started investigations or announced confirmed cases earlier, Mr Gan said that the authorities had been preparing for the fight against Zika since two years ago, when a surveillance programme was established.
Authorities worked with 200 clinics islandwide to regularly collect blood samples from patients with symptoms associated with Zika. These efforts were stepped up in January this year, resulting in more than 500 samples tested each month. The authorities had also strengthened laboratory capabilities and kept doctors abreast of developments on Zika.
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Really preparing for 2 years ?
Over 10,000 breeding sites destroyed from Jan to July
By Kelly Ng
Published: 11:55 PM, September 13, 2016
Updated: 9:06 AM, September 14, 2016
SINGAPORE — More than 10,000 breeding habitats were destroyed during inspections by the National Environment Agency (NEA) between January and July this year, half of which were in homes and about 5 per cent in construction sites, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli said in Parliament on Tuesday (Sept 13).
More than 200 sites were destroyed between Aug 27 — when the first case of locally transmitted Zika was announced — and Sept 11, out of the 31,000 premises inspected for mosquito breeding. A total of 2,200 households were fined between January and July for breeding mosquitoes.
As for construction sites, in the first seven months of the year, the NEA issued around 50 stop-work orders and 410 notices to attend court, and proceeded with more than 40 court prosecutions of errant contractors for repeat offences.
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8 new Zika cases reported on Wednesday, bringing total to 341 cases
Published 2 hours ago
Annabeth Leow
Linette Lai
SINGAPORE - Eight new cases of Zika were reported on Wednesday (Sept 14), after a respite with no new cases reported on Tuesday.
This brings the total number of Zika cases here to 341 since August.
The Zika outbreak in Singapore started on Aug 27 with the first report of a locally transmitted case in the Aljunied Crescent area.
The other clusters are in Bedok North Avenue 3, Joo Seng Road, Bishan Street 12, Elite Terrace in Siglap, Ubi Avenue 1 and Circuit Road.
The Aljunied cluster has borne the brunt of the outbreak, with 273 reported cases as of 3pm on Wednesday - up from 269.
There are seven active Zika clusters in Singapore, detailed on the National Environment Agency’s website:
http://www.nea.gov.sg/zika-clusters
Daily updates on the number of Zika cases in Singapore are also provided on the website.
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Is Singapore under attack by Aedes Mosquito ??? Dengue and Zika
Choosing the Best Mosquito Killer | Mosquito Control Guide
February 18, 2016 By Chainsaw Journal
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We cover a wide range of products to help you control those pesky mosquitoes.
Before you can decide on the best mosquito killer you need to understand what your options are for mosquito control. We cover what we feel are the best mosquito killers, such as the impressive Mosquito Magnet and the classic Burgess mosquito fogger.
Beyond our recommended products, we spend a lot of time talking about mosquitoes and pack this article with facts, tips and advice in the hope that you will be inspired to take action and be proactive so you practice effective mosquito control to protect yourself, your family and friends during those backyard BBQ’s in the heat of summer.
With the Zika virus rapidly spreading into the USA, it’s essential that you know what your options are so you can invest your time and money wisely rather than wasting it on mosquito control measures that simply don’t work. Technology has come a long way in the fight against mosquitoes.
What’s the Best Mosquito Killer?
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The Mosquito Magnet and the Burgess fogger are the most effective.
The products we cover in this article are as follows:
1.Mosquito Magnet
2.Burgess Propane Mosquito Fogger
3.Mosquito Bits
4.Flowtron Mosquito Zapper
How Does a Mosquito Trap Work?
One of the products we recommend for killing mosquitoes is the Mosquito Magnet. Below you’ll find a video from the Discovery Channel that will help you understand how the product works and why the Mosquito Magnet is so effective at luring and killing mosquitoes. To put it simply, the mosquito killer releases the chemical (CO2) humans emit, thus tricking mosquitoes into believing that they’re attacking a human.
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Aedes mozzies can’t be wiped out, say experts
Published 6 hours ago
Evolution has made the insect highly adaptable to the urban environment; it is also able to breed very fast
Rachel Oh
Carolyn Khew
With new Zika infection cases in Singapore emerging every day, the public and experts are debating whether Aedes aegypti - the mosquito responsible for the spread of dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever - can be wiped out for good.
The answer is no, say scientists, and there are a number of reasons that have allowed the insect to thrive and evolve to become the world’s deadliest animal.
For one thing, evolution has made the insect highly adaptable to the urban environment, enabling it to breed in any small accumulation of stagnant water, explained Assistant Professor Roman Carrasco from the National University of Singapore’s biological sciences department. Most of its breeding habitats, such as gutters and crevices, are small and difficult to locate.
Decades of research and millions of dollars spent on eradication efforts have failed to eradicate nature’s deadliest animal.
In 1947, the Pan American Sanitary Bureau, now the Pan American Health Organisation, embarked on an ambitious campaign of gargantuan proportions - to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito across the Americas and put a stop to yellow fever.
Extensive eradication efforts saw pools of stagnant water removed and insecticide used liberally across the Western hemisphere. After 15 years, the bureau seemed to have a textbook success story: it eradicated the Aedes mosquito in 18 Latin American countries and drastically reduce the spread of dengue and yellow fever. The celebrations, however, were short-lived.
The mosquitoes returned in full force, and in Cuba in 1981 they brought back with them the first epidemic in the region of the more severe form of dengue - dengue haemorrhagic fever.
Rachel Oh
“It is able to breed very fast, with females laying 100 to 200 eggs per batch and five batches in a lifetime,” explained Prof Carrasco.
As it cannot do without human blood, it makes sense for the mosquito to live around people.
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So fast they come out article saying Aedes mosquito can’t be wiped out .
14 new Zika cases in Singapore bring total number to 355
Posted 15 Sep 2016 17:08
Updated 15 Sep 2016 17:13
SINGAPORE: There have been 14 new confirmed cases of Zika in Singapore as of 3pm on Thursday (Sep 15), according to the latest figures on the National Environment Agency’s website.
These new cases bring the total number of confirmed cases to 355.
Of the 14 new cases, six are from the Aljunied cluster, bringing the total to 279, while three are from the Elite Terrace cluster. The Ubi and Circuit Road clusters also each saw a new case, based on the information published on the website.
There were eight new cases reported on Wednesday, after a brief lull which saw no cases reported on Tuesday.
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14 new Zika cases on Sept 16; new cluster in Sengkang
Published 4 hours ago
Chew Hui Min
SINGAPORE - There were 14 new Zika cases reported in Singapore on Friday (Sept 16), bringing the total number to 369 since the start of the outbreak on Aug 27.
Two cases were detected in a new cluster: Sengkang Central/Sengkang East Avenue.
There is also a new case at Vernon Park, which is within the Joo Seng Road cluster. There are now four cases at Joo Seng Road/Vernon Park.
Four new cases were in the initial cluster in Aljunied, which has reported 283 cases thus far.
Another new case was linked to the Elite Terrace area in Siglap, bringing the total there to 11.
There are now eight Zika clusters in Singapore, detailed on the National Environment Agency’s website:
http://www.nea.gov.sg/zika-clusters
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Anything wrong with that ?
You also dam free everyday make useless posting in the other section . If you do not like what I post you can put me your ignore list .