Public Health Department considering action against mosquitos
WILLEMSTAD – The Ministry of Public Health, Environment and Nature is considering whether action should be taken against mosquitos. This is according to the sector director Joe Alcala. Because of the heavy rainfall More...
Outbreak mosquito virus diseases unstoppable
WILLEMSTAD - An outbreak of diseases such as dengue virus, chikungunya and Zika cannot be prevented. This is according to epidemiologist Izzy Gerstenbluth. He was a guest in the Curaçao Parliament to discuss the More...
Measures against chikungunya came too late
WILLEMSTAD - At the end of July 2014, the month in which the first chikungunya case was confirmed, there were hardly any measures taken against the virus. This is evident from the report by the General Auditor Curaçao More...
Dengue possibly greater threat danger than zika
WILLEMSTAD - Dengue may pose a greater risk to public health than Zika. This is according to epidemiologist Izzy Gerstenbluth. Dengue can potentially cause more danger if, as predicted by the Meteorological Department, More...
Court of Auditors examines chikungunya approach
WILLEMSTAD - The Court of Auditors of Curaçao is currently performing an efficiency audit to see how the government had tackled the chikungunya problem on the island. The parliament of Curaçao had made this request More...
New form of Chikungunya detected
WILLEMSTAD - The Curaçao Health Department warns of the emergence of a virus like chikungunya on the island. The zica virus currently makes people sick in Brazil. This is according to information received from More...
Chikungunya thrives with climate variability in the Caribbean
Jenny had gone to bed feeling well, but an hour into her sleep she suddenly awoke with a “stiff, cramping pain” behind one knee. Within the next hour the pains had multiplied and both knees began to lock, followed More...
Cleanup Jongbloed, Dominguito and Nabij Vetter
WILLEMSTAD - The big cleanup of the Ministry of Health, Environment and Nature (GMN) to keep mosquitoes and other pests under control is taking place these days in the neighborhoods Jongbloed, Dominguito and Nabij More...
Chikungunya on decline in region
GEORGETOWN - There has been an overall decrease in the number of chikungunya cases reported in the region. As of 2 February 2015, 21,724 confirmed/probable cases of chikungunya have been reported by all CARPHA member More...
Genetically engineered mosquitoes reduce dengue and chikungunya in Panama
OXFORD, England -- An outdoor pilot trial of an engineered strain of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits the dengue and chikungunya viruses, has resulted in a reduction of over 90% in the local population More...
