as declared in intoday
Singapore confirms first case of locally transmitted Zika virus : World, News
Singapore confirms first case of locally transmitted Zika virus : World, News
Briefcase 1 A 47-year-old Malaysian woman working in Singapore was confirmed to have Zika.2 3 others have tested positive in preliminary tests and are due further checks.3 There is no vaccine or treatment for Zika and most people don't show any symptoms.
in the same way straitstimes
41 cases of locally transmitted Zika confirmed in Aljunied Crescent cluster, 34 fully recovered, Health News & Top Stories
41 cases of locally transmitted Zika confirmed in Aljunied Crescent cluster, 34 fully recovered, Health News & Top Stories
SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika, all of whom were residents or workers in the Aljunied Crescent and Sims Drive area.They include 36 foreign construction workers.This is out of 124 people – including 118 construction workers – who have been tested, most of them on Aug 27.
furthermore nationmultimedia
Singapore hit by first case of locally transmitted Zika virus infection
Singapore hit by first case of locally transmitted Zika virus infection
The patient, who had not travelled to Zika-affected areas recently, had developed symptoms two days earlier and was referred to the CDC by a general practitioner the day after, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) said in a statement.She is hospitalised but is recovering.This is not the first case of Zika here.In May this year, a 48-year-old permanent resident was thought to have caught the virus on a business trip to Sao Paulo in Brazil.The two agencies said that importation of the virus from overseas is inevitable given the high volume of travel to and from Singapore, and that local transmission is also possible given the presence of the Aedes mosquito that spreads the virus.Furthermore, as many of the people infected with Zika do not show symptoms, some transmission may already have taken place before the latest case of Zika was identified.MOH is screening the patient's close contacts, including household members.Health minister Gan Kim Yong said: "MOH and NEA are working together to carry out vector control and testing of residents in that area with fever and rashes so as to reduce the risk of further spread.
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