Mosquito fogging has ‘severe limitation’: NEA
By Sara Grosse, Channel NewsAsia
Posted 18 Sep 2016 20:28
Updated 18 Sep 2016 20:30
SINGAPORE: The National Envionment Agency (NEA) has stepped up measures such as fogging in an effort to quell local mosquito breeding which has led to diseases such as dengue and the ongoing Zika outbreak.
But fogging has its limits, according to NEA chairman Liak Teng Lit. “When we fog, we kill not just the mosquitoes, we also kill the predators such as dragonflies. And dragonflies are nature’s air force. The dragonflies can eat as much as 100 mosquitoes a day,” he explained.
“Mosquitoes, if there are breeding sites, will recover within days. Within a week, the larvae will be flying around. But the dragonfly will take 3 to 6 months to recover. So during that period, there will be no predator to control the mosquito.”
Added Mr Liak: “So fogging, while it has some use - and quite frankly, it looks very impressive and lots of people like the fireworks; because of all the smoke, looks like something is being done - but there is severe limitation.”
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The most effective method to reduce the mosquito population remains that of eliminating potential breeding habitats.
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381 Zika cases as of Sept 19; new potential cluster in Hougang
Published1 hour ago
Chew Hui Min
SINGAPORE - There were 12 new Zika cases reported in Singapore from Saturday to Monday (Sept 17 to 19), bringing the total number to 381 since the start of the outbreak on Aug 27.
Two cases were detected in a new cluster: Hougang Avenue 7.
Three new cases were in the initial cluster in Aljunied, which has reported 286 cases so far.
Another two cases were linked to the Elite Terrace area in Siglap, bringing the total there to 13.
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http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...ter-in-hougang
I wonder why no more daily reporting of zika cases ?
ASEAN nations to increase cooperation over Zika: Thai health ministry
Posted 19 Sep 2016 18:50
BANGKOK: Health ministers from countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to cooperate over efforts to combat Zika in the region, Thailand’s health ministry announced on Monday (Sep 19).
All 10 ASEAN health ministers attended a teleconference meeting co-hosted by Thailand and Brunei’s health ministries.
Thailand’s health ministry said in a statement that ministers agreed to cooperate in five areas. These include increasing monitoring efforts in each member country, improving information exchange, and improving surveillance and countermeasures to new viral diseases. The ministers also agreed to cooperate on improved ways of mosquito control and the management of mosquito larvae breeding grounds.
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3 new Zika cases reported on Tuesday with no links to any existing cluster
Three new cases of Zika were reported on Tuesday (Sept 20), bringing the total number of locally transmitted cases to 384.
Published 2 hours ago
Annabeth Leow
SINGAPORE - Three new cases of Zika were reported on Tuesday (Sept 20), none of which were linked to any existing cluster.
This brings the total number of locally transmitted cases to 384.
The weekend saw 12 new Zika cases reported, and a possible new cluster in Hougang Avenue 7, bringing the number of active local clusters to nine.
There were no cases reported on Monday.
Besides the initial Zika cluster in the Aljunied area, which stands at 286 cases, and the new Hougang Avenue 7 cluster, the other current clusters on the National Environment Agency’s website are the Elite Terrace area in Siglap; Balam Road/Jalan Raya/Circuit Road; Ubi Avenue 1/Ubi Crescent; Bedok North Avenue 3; Bishan Street 12; Joo Seng Road/Vernon Park; and Sengkang Central/Sengkang East Avenue.
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Zika cases reach 384; number of Zika clusters remain at 9
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Published: 5:01 PM, September 21, 2016
Updated: 6:39 PM, September 21, 2016
SINGAPORE — The total number of locally-transmitted Zika cases has hit 384, with 1 new case confirmed as of 3pm on Wednesday (Sept 21), according to the latest update on the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) Zika webpage.
The number of Zika clusters remains unchanged at nine. They are Aljunied Crescent/Sims Drive/Paya Lebar Way/Kallang Way/Circuit Road/Geylang East Central/Geylang East Avenue 1; Bedok North Avenue 2/Bedok North Avenue 3/Bedok North Street 3; Joo Seng Road; Bishan Street 12; Elite Terrace; Ubi Crescent; Jalan Raya/Circuit Road; Sengkang Central/Sengkang East Avenue and Hougang Ave 7.
Meanwhile, an expectant couple in Johor who were recently infected by Zika has been declared free of the virus, reported Malaysia’s state news agency Bernama.
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Zika cases hit 385
Published: 4:57 PM, September 22, 2016
SINGAPORE — The total number of locally transmitted Zika cases reached 385 as at 3pm on Thursday (Sept 22), after 1 new case was confirmed.
Meanwhile, the total number of clusters remains at nine.
These are: Aljunied Crescent/Sims Drive/Paya Lebar Way/Kallang Way/Circuit Road/Geylang East Central/Geylang East Avenue 1; Bedok North Avenue 2/Bedok North Avenue 3/Bedok North Street 3; Joo Seng Road; Bishan Street 12; Elite Terrace; Ubi Crescent; Jalan Raya/Circuit Road; Sengkang Central/Sengkang East Avenue and Hougang Ave 7.
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Zika cases hit 387
Published: 5:18 PM, September 23, 2016
SINGAPORE — The total number of locally transmitted Zika cases reached 387 as at 3pm on Friday (Sept 23), after 2 new cases were confirmed.
Meanwhile, the total number of clusters remains at nine.
These are: Aljunied Crescent/Sims Drive/Paya Lebar Way/Kallang Way/Circuit Road/Geylang East Central/Geylang East Avenue 1; Bedok North Avenue 2/Bedok North Avenue 3/Bedok North Street 3; Joo Seng Road; Bishan Street 12; Elite Terrace; Ubi Crescent; Jalan Raya/Circuit Road; Sengkang Central/Sengkang East Avenue and Hougang Ave 7.
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