BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – WITH close to 60 suspected cases of Zika infection on the island of Nevis, the Environmental Health Unit there has upped the ante in the measures it has taken to eliminate the carrier of the virus, the Aedes Aegepti mosquito.
A press release issued by the Nevis Island Administration late last week on behalf of the Ministry of Health, explained that the unit has begun fogging in areas where the mosquito population is high.
“The Environmental Health Unit on Nevis has increased inspections of homes to assist home owners with source reduction. Additionally, the Unit has started a fogging exercise in selected areas where the mosquito burden is known to be high.
The fogging exercise begins from 4:30 p.m. each day and according to the forwarded schedule, Bath Village will be fogged on Monday (Oct. 10) and Tuesday, Upper Stoney Grove on Wednesday (Oct. 12), Lower Stoney Grove on Thursday and Ramsbury on Friday.
“Residents are requested to open your windows so that the fog can get indoors and kill the adult mosquitoes. Persons with respiratory conditions such as asthma are asked to leave the area for a few hours.”
The release indicates that the Health Ministry is in support of the Solid Waste Department’s Zika Amnesty Week where, from October 10 to 17, “white goods will be taken at the landfill free of cost. These are potential breeding sites and we urge persons to take full advantage of this amnesty period to clean up their surroundings”.
