Singapore confirms 2 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection - Xinhua quoting : xinhuanet

SINGAPORE, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Two cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection in Singapore have been confirmed at Simon Place, which is regarded as the first Zika cluster of 2017, said National Environment Agency (NEA) in a press release on Wednesday. The Zika cluster was notified on Tuesday, and vector control operations are being carried out. The authority revealed that both cases are residents in the vicinity and from the same household. NEA has commenced vector control operations since the afternoon of Tuesday, as well as outreach activities at the cluster. Thermal fogging and misting have also been carried out at the outdoor areas on Wednesday, said the press release.




SINGAPORE Singapore has confirmed two cases of locally transmitted infections of the Zika virus in a northeastern part of the city state, the National Environment Agency said on Wednesday, describing it as the first Zika cluster of 2017. Singapore had already reported six cases in the first 12 weeks of this year, the agency's website shows. "Both cases are residents in the vicinity and from the same household," the agency said in a statement. Last year, more than 400 people became infected with the virus, following discovery of the first case in August. There is no preventive treatment against Zika, but drug companies are rushing to develop a vaccine.

Singapore confirms two new cases of Zika virus

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