Singapore Local Zika Cases Increase To 275

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Joint MOH-NEA statment (6 September 2016) 

 

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Joint MOH-NEA statement (6 September)

1.        As of 12pm, 6 September, MOH has confirmed 17 new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection in Singapore. Of these, 10 cases are linked to the Aljunied Crescent/ Sims Drive/ Kallang Way/ Paya Lebar Way cluster.

2.        There is a potential new cluster involving one previously reported case and a new case today. They both live in the Bishan Street 12 area. The other six cases have no known links to any existing cluster. 

Vector Control Update

3.        NEA has been continuing with vector control operations and outreach efforts in Aljunied Crescent / Sims Drive / Paya Lebar Way / Kallang Way. NEA has also expanded operations and outreach efforts at the periphery of this cluster at Circuit Road, Geylang East Central, Geylang East Avenue 1. As of 5 September, 65 breeding habitats – comprising 38 in homes and 27 in common areas/other premises – have been detected and destroyed.

4.        NEA is continuing with vector control operations and outreach efforts in Bedok North Avenue. As of 5 September, 67 breeding habitats – comprising 56 in homes and 11 in common areas/other premises – have been detected and destroyed. Mosquito control measures are ongoing.

5.        Vector control operations and outreach efforts at Joo Seng Road are ongoing. As of 5 September, two instances of breeding in common areas/other premises have been detected and destroyed.

6.        NEA will be carrying out vector control operations and outreach efforts at Bishan Street 12.

7.        Aligned to our dengue control approach, NEA will continue to work with stakeholders and the community to reduce mosquito breeding, as vector control is key to reducing the transmission of Zika in the community.

https://www.moh.gov.sg/content/moh_web/home/pressRoom/pressRoomItemRelease/2016/joint-moh-nea-statment--6-september-2016-.html

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17 new cases of Zika in Singapore; new potential cluster in Bishan

A NEA worker conducts thermal fogging during a demonstration at the Paya Lebar Way area on vector control operations and inspection of premises to check for mosquito breeding at the Paya Lebar Way area on Sept 1, 2016. Photo: Nuria Ling/TODAY

 

 

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PUBLISHED: 6:50 PM, SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

UPDATED: 6:55 PM, SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

 

SINGAPORE — There is a potential new Zika cluster at the Bishan Street 12 area, with two cases living in the area, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) on Tuesday (Sept 6). Another 17 new cases were confirmed as of 12pm, bringing the total to 275 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection in Singapore.

Of these 17 cases, 10 are linked to the Aljunied Crescent/ Sims Drive/ Kallang Way/ Paya Lebar Way cluster, while six have no known links to any existing cluster. 

Of the two cases at the Bishan Street 12 area, one is a new case and the other was previously reported.

The NEA will be carrying out vector control operations and outreach efforts at Bishan Street 12, the joint statement said.

Vector control operations and outreach efforts are continuing at Aljunied Crescent / Sims Drive / Paya Lebar Way / Kallang Way, and have also been expanded to the periphery of this cluster at Circuit Road, Geylang East Central, Geylang East Avenue 1. As of Monday (Sept 5), 65 breeding habitats (38 in homes and 27 in common areas/other premises) have been detected and destroyed. 

At Bedok North Avenue and Joo Seng, vector control operations and outreach efforts are also ongoing. As of Monday, 67 breeding habitats (56 in homes and 11 in common areas/other premises) were destroyed at Bedok North Avenue, while two instances of breeding in common areas/other premises were destroyed at Joo Seng.

http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/17-new-cases-zika-singapore-new-potential-cluster-bishan

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Zika outbreak: 17 new cases; potential new cluster in Bishan

MOH and NEA reported 17 new cases of Zika in Singapore as of noon on Sept 6, 2016, and identified a potential new cluster in Bishan.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

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SINGAPORE - There are 17 new cases of Zika in Singapore as of noon on Tuesday (Sept 6), the Health Ministry (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) have confirmed, as a potential new cluster emerged in Bishan.

Of the new cases, 10 are linked to the Aljunied Crescent, Sims Drive, Paya Lebar Way and Kallang Way cluster, Singapore's biggest.

One new patient lives in the Bishan Street 12 area, where a previously-reported case also lives. The area is a potential new cluster, the MOH and NEA said in an update on Tuesday evening.

 

The other six cases have no known links to any existing cluster.

 

 

The total number of locally-transmitted Zika cases stands at 275 as of Tuesday.

Sixteen had been reported on Monday, 11 fewer than Sunday's 27.

In its vector control update, the NEA said that it has been continuing operations in the Aljunied Crescent, Sims Drive, Paya Lebar Way and Kallang Way cluster, which accounts for more than 200 of the current cases.

It has also expanded its efforts to the periphery of the cluster, at Circuit Road, Geylang East Central and Geylang East Avenue 1.

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/zika-outbreak-potential-new-cluster-in-bishan-17-new-cases

Edited September 6, 2016 by niman

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Singapore Zika cases hit 275; new potential cluster at Bishan found

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Zika, which is spread mainly by the Aedes mosquito, has been detected in 67 countries and territories including hard-hit Brazil. (Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman)

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SINGAPORE: 17 new cases of locally transmitted were confirmed on Tuesday (Sep 6), bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Singapore to 275. Authorities added that there is a potential new cluster at Bishan Street 12, involving a previously reported case and a new case today.

In a joint statement, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) added that of the 17 new cases, 10 are linked to the Aljunied Crescent / Sims Drive / Kallang Way / Paya Lebar Way cluster.

Apart from the Bishan Street 12 case, the other six cases have no known links to any existing cluster.

NEA said it will be carrying out vector control operations and outreach efforts at the new potential cluster at Bishan Street 12.

The agency added that it has been continuing with vector control operations and outreach efforts in Aljunied Crescent, Sims Drive, Paya Lebar Way and Kallang Way, and that it has expanded operations and outreach efforts at the periphery of this cluster at Circuit Road, Geylang East Central, Geylang East Avenue 1.

As of Sep 5, 65 breeding habitats – comprising 38 in homes and 27 in common areas or other premises – have been detected and destroyed, it said.

The agency added that it is continuing with vector control operations and outreach efforts in Bedok North Avenue. As of Sep 5, 67 breeding habitats – comprising 56 in homes and 11 in common areas and other premises – have been detected and destroyed. Mosquito control measures are ongoing.
NEA said vector control operations and outreach efforts at Joo Seng Road are ongoing. As of Sep 5, two instances of breeding in common areas or other premises have been detected and destroyed.

The agency added that it would continue to work with stakeholders and the community to reduce mosquito breeding, as vector control is key to reducing the transmission of Zika in the community.

Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told ASEAN leaders at the group's summit in Laos that, given the presence of the Aedes mosquito, Zika may become endemic in the region, like dengue, and called for the 10-member grouping to join hands in fighting a possibly extended campaign against the virus.

- CNA/dt

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-zika-cases-hit-275-new-potential-cluster-at-bishan/3105264.html