As the Ministry of Public Health continues to monitor the increasingly troubling Zika Virus, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Shamdeo Persaud is calling on members of the public to assist in controlling the population of the mosquito vector and using protection to avoid being bitten.
The Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) has said that Zika, which has been linked to neurological diseases in both new-borns and adults, is most effectively prevented by “reducing mosquito populations by eliminating
