Chemical spraying to stop the spread of Zika in Singapore (Photo: AFP/VNA) Singapore (VNA) – Singapore’s NationalEnvironment Agency (NEA) on June 9 announced that two Zikatransmitted cases have been confirmed in Parry Avenue area, bringing the total numberof reported cases in the country to eight this year.
Local authorities are taking measure to killmosquito in the area to stop the spread of Zika virus, said NEA.
The agency also urged residents to maintainvigilance and continue to eliminate mosquito breeding habitats in summer, whichis the season for mosquito-transmitted diseases.
In 2016, Singapore recorded over 400Zika-infected cases since the first case was reported in last August.
First found in Africa, Zika virus has spread toAsia and Latin America, triggering the largest outbreak so far. As many as 73countries and territories across the world reported people with the disease,with Latin America being the most affected area, according to the World HealthOrganisation (WHO).
Zika virus is mainly transmitted through theAedes Aegypti mosquito, blood transmission and sexual intercourse, causingfever, sore eyes and a rash. Pregnant women infected with the virus might givebirth to babies with microcephaly - a deformation that leads to abnormally smallbrains and heads.
Currently, there is no vaccine or specificmedication for the virus.-VNA
