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Increase in dengue & severe hospitalisation cause concern in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Health and Social Development in the Virgin Islands (VI) is reporting an increase in the number of dengue fever (DF) cases, including severe dengue requiring hospitalisation.
Record high dengue cases in Puerto Rico
VI CONSORTIUM
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- “This year, cases of dengue have surpassed historical records,” said Puerto Rico’s Health Secretary Carlos Mellado López, as officials announced over 500 cases of the viral disease across the territory. Almost half of these are in the capital of San Juan, with more than 340 people needing to be hospitalised.
Critics of mosquito reduction strategy are ill-informed- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The Green VI Bug Out programme, which began in July 2022, with the releasing of male mosquitos infected with Wolbachia bacteria, has come under criticism from a few residents of Virgin Gorda, including Jahnai L. Caul, a constant critic of District Nine initiatives.
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