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Zika
Health
Dengue cases in the Americas top 1.6 million, highlighting need for mosquito control during COVID-19 pandemic
More than 1.6 million cases of dengue have been reported in the Americas in the first five months of 2020, drawing attention to the need to continue eliminating mosquito vectors of disease even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health
MOH continues to monitor Zika Virus: confirmed cases in 2017
After sending out 537 samples from November 2016 to April 2017, the MOH in Belize recently confirmed 124 Zika cases.
Health
SPTC will continue efforts to control the Zika situation
Recently, the BTIA Caye Caulker Branch hosted health officials from the MOH to hold aggressive campaigns regarding the prevention of Zika.
Health
MOH & BTB protecting tourists from Zika
MOH and BTB have partnered to protect visitors from the scourge of Zika and other diseases like Chikungunya and H1N1.
Health
MOH talks Zika at public meeting in Caye Caulker
MOH in collaboration with BTIA, held a public meeting on the Zika endemic on Thursday, September 15th, on the island of Caye Caulker.
Health
Zika officially classified as endemic in Caye Caulker
. Of the 30 confirmed cases of Zika in Belize, 10 positive samples are from Caye Caulker, and the MOH has declared it an endemic on the island.
Health
Caye Caulker confirms three cases of Zika
MOH issued a press release on Monday, June 20th stating that Caye Caulker has confirmed three cases of Zika, totaling five cases of the virus within Belize.
Community and Society
SPTC launches Clean- up Campaign 2016
As the rainy season nears, an aggressive clean-up campaign has been launched in San Pedro Town by the SPTC.
