Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika… what do they all have in common? Well, they are spread by the disease vector, mosquitoes. So, the Ministry of Health is always looking for an opportunity to educate the public, and THAT'S WHY CARICOM nations are observing Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week.
Mosquito awareness week is being observed under the slogan "Fight the bite, destroy mosquito breeding sites". We got a chance to speak with the chief officer from the Vector Control Unit, and he told us what Belize is doing to participate in the event:
Speaking specifically, about Zika, Bautista told us that since November 2016 the Ministry of Health has been working on a project with Mexico and PAHO. It has allowed for 537 Belizeans to get tested, with 139 returning positive. Majority of the cases testing positive are coming from the Corozal district.
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