Topic: mosquitoes
EDITORIAL – No buzz for mosquito meetings
The unfortunate news for the Cayman Islands (and most places on Planet Earth) is that the overwhelming majority of people just don’t care that much about topics that, objectively, fall squarely in the “public interest.”
Scientists move to quell GM mosquito concerns
Cayman’s Mosquito Research and Control Unit and U.K. biotech company Oxitec tackled questions Tuesday night from West Bay residents concerned about the planned release of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in their neighborhood.
Millions of GM mosquitoes to be released
The National Conservation Council has granted permit approval for the release of up to 22 million genetically modified mosquitoes in Grand Cayman over the next nine months.
Genetically engineered mosquitoes to be released in Grand Cayman
Genetically engineered mosquitoes will be released across Grand Cayman in the coming year, starting in West Bay, in an effort to control the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes responsible for spreading Zika, dengue and other viruses.
Jamaica equipped to test for Zika
Jamaica’s National Virology Laboratory can now test for the Zika virus, becoming the second country in the Caribbean equipped to do so, according to the Jamaica Information Service.
Cayman fighting Zika before it gets here
The red and white Mosquito Research and Control Unit plane began making the rounds this month, joined by truck-mounted foggers on the ground, to kill the mosquitoes blamed for spreading the Zika virus around South and Central America.
Margolis: The price of Zika
People are scrambling as the scary, mosquito-borne virus Zika winds its way through 26 (and counting) countries and territories in the Americas.
Mosquito Research and Control Unit readies Zika fight
Cayman’s Mosquito Research and Control Unit is gearing up to fight the Aedes aegypti mosquito, responsible for carrying the Zika virus that has recently been called a global public health emergency by the World Health Organization.
Bloomberg: Zika and the war against mosquitoes
Ending the Zika public health emergency will require a persistent assault on the mosquitoes that carry the virus.
Cayman prepares for Zika
Cayman’s public health officials expect the Zika virus to be in the country in the coming months and are preparing the Mosquito Research and Control Unit and the islands’ healthcare workers to deal with the new virus.
EDITORIAL – Going viral: The war against the mosquito
The mosquito is the deadliest animal in the world. So says Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who adds, “When it comes to killing humans, no other animal even comes close.”
Cayman prepares for Zika
As the World Health Organization prepares for an emergency meeting Monday on the mosquito-borne Zika virus, Cayman’s public health officials say they are prepared to deal with the potential for Zika reaching the islands.
50 years ago: Pesky mosquitoes, fishing and a wedding
In the Jan. 26 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, East End correspondent Charles Dixon wrote:
“Mosquitoes are once again...
