The Aedes: One very powerful mozzie
by Wan Ting Koh DENGUE. Chikungunya. Now, Zika. Three diseases, one mosquito. Not just any mosquito, the Aedes agypti mozzie. Tiny – barely 7mm – but lethal, this species is responsible for the...
View ArticleEasier to wage war on mosquitoes than diabetes
WE KNOW a lot more about dengue than the Zika virus because we’ve been living with dengue or the threat of it all our lives. It’s the same dratted Aedes mosquito that carries Zika – that scary virus...
View ArticleAnd while we’re dealing with the haze, Zika is here
ZIKA is here. We’d rather not say “finally”, since we’ve been warned about it so many times that it seemed like a bad mantra. That exotic word by the way, refers to a disease spread by that dratted...
View ArticleNow 41 Zika cases, probably more
YESTERDAY it was one. Today it is 41. How many Zika infections are still to come? After confirming the first patient, a 47-year-old Malaysian woman, as the first locally-transmitted case, previous GP...
View ArticleZika: MOH under fire for not doing enough
by Daniel Yap IT WAS “almost inevitable” that Zika would come to Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in April. Now not only is it here, it has spread, with 41 confirmed locally-transmitted...
View ArticleIt’s the mozzie that passes on Zika, not the patient
THE good news is, there will be no haze today because, according to ST, the winds from the south and southeast will blow it away. Plus, you have the assurance from Indonesia that even if the winds do...
View ArticleSMACK IN THE MIDDLE: Welcome back haze?
Or is it “Hello Zika”? Check out our other articles about Zika: And while we’re dealing with the haze, Zika is here Zika vs Dengue Zika: MOH under fire for not doing enough Tuesdays at Ipster Cafe:...
View ArticleZika: why aren’t we talking about Patient Zero?
By Daniel Yap ZIKA is here and it is spreading. The Ministry of Health (MOH) is on the back foot and fighting to stem what seems to be an endless stream of infections and bad news. Travel advisories...
View ArticleOh Zika, you’re a many splendoured thing
SURE, Zika’s bad news, but you can’t say it’s boring. The virus has been keeping us on our toes. Literally, with the fogging and inspections, and the running about to various places to try and stock...
View ArticleZika update: Only two new cases reported this week
by Li Shan Teo THE number of Zika cases in Vietnam has more than doubled over the past three days to 23 cases, said the country’s health ministry. A dozen of the new cases were reported in Vietnam’s...
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