by Joy Springer | Feb 13, 2019 | banner, Top Stories | Tags: Aedes Aegypti mosquito, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, Zika virus
While sporadic cases of Zika continue to be reported in the Caribbean, there have been no confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne disease in Barbados since 2017. This was disclosed by Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, yesterday, as he addressed the opening of a...
by Joy Springer | Jan 25, 2019 | banner, Top Stories | Tags: Aedes Aegypti mosquito, Caribbean Public Health Agency, Dengue Fever, Environmental Health Department, Ministry of Health and Wellness
There is no dengue fever outbreak in Barbados. However, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is cautioning householders and property owners to step up surveillance for the mosquito vector on their premises, particularly in light of an alert from the Caribbean Public...
by Joy Springer | Jan 18, 2019 | Ministry News | Tags: Aedes Aegypti mosquito, Fogging schedule, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Vector Control Unit
The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health resumes its fogging programme next week in Christ Church between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. each day. On Tuesday, January 22, the team will fog Rendezvous Hill, Rendezvous Ridge, Rendezvous Gardens, Amity Lodge with Avenues...
by Sharon Austin | Nov 23, 2018 | Ministry News | Tags: Aedes Aegypti mosquito, Fogging schedule, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Vector Control Unit
The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness will continue to concentrate its efforts in Christ Church next week, while including St. John in its fogging exercise, as it seeks to eradicate the mosquito population. On Monday, November 26, the team...
by Kathyann Husbands | Nov 16, 2018 | Ministry News | Tags: Aedes Aegypti mosquito, Fogging schedule, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Vector Control Unit
The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness will continue to concentrate its efforts in Christ Church next week, as it seeks to control the mosquito population in the parish. On Monday, November 19, the team will fog Maxwell Hill, Kendal Hill, Briar...
