Topic: Zika Virus
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EDITORIAL-The Zika virus and other ‘listless’ threats
The hyperbolic reaction to Zika was only the latest in a series of “sky-is-falling” crises propagated and amplified by media outlets in search of compelling content.
Record attendance expected at National healthcare conference
The sign-up sheets suggest record attendance at this year’s Oct. 20-22 healthcare conference, featuring 10 speakers from North America and the Caribbean and exploring the medical challenges confronting individuals as they age. This is the seventh consecutive year the Ministry of Health has staged the conference.
Second pregnant woman contracts Zika in Cayman
A second pregnant woman has tested positive for the Zika virus, according to Cayman Islands public health officials. The second case was confirmed after a report was made by the Public Health Department on Wednesday, indicating that 17 locally contracted cases were confirmed along with 10 cases in people who had traveled overseas.
Mosquito ‘control’ that doesn’t
We cannot keep pumping insecticide into the environment and hope to win against the mozzies.
Third imported Zika case in Cayman Islands confirmed
A third case of imported Zika virus in the Cayman Islands has been confirmed by public health officials.
First Zika cases confirmed in Cayman
Two cases of imported Zika virus in the Cayman Islands have been confirmed by public health officials.
Suspected Zika cases test negative
Test results for three out of four samples cases have come back negative from the Caribbean Public Health Agency, Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr. Samuel Williams-Rodriguez said in a press release Friday.
Zika virus spreading through region
While no cases of the Zika virus have been reported in the Cayman Islands, the virus continues to spread across the Caribbean and the world.
