Epidemiological evidence from multiple surveillance systems points to the cessation of ZIKV circulation in the Caribbean region at this time. The risk of ZIKV transmission in the Region is currently low. Risk to residents and visitors is deemed low, although usual precautions apply to avoid mosquito...
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San Salvador, El Salvador. Senior government pharmacists and regulators from Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, participated in the biannual Pan Ame...
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The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has concluded that Zika virus transmission in the Caribbean Region has been interrupted, and that the risk to residents and visitors to the Region of acquiring Zika is low. This follows a review by CARPHA of the data of the last 30 months pertinent to the ...
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Vector control remains the primary means through which Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases can be prevented or controlled. Control measures targeted at the mosquito vector in the Region have faced challenges arising from the incorrect application of insecticides. This has resulted in mosqui...
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