PRESS RELEASE No.: 2018 - ELIMINATING MOSQUITO BREEDING SITES AND PROTECTING AGAINST BITES
The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) is encouraging the public to inspect premises around their homes and businesses for standing water where mosquitoes may breed. The passing of Typhoon Mangkhut and its accompanying rainfall have created conditions around the island that would encourage the proliferation of mosquitoes, particularly the species that breed in containers, such as Aedes. Debris strewn by the storm may be collecting water and breeding this species of mosquitoes. Aedes mosquitoes are known transmitters of dengue fever, Z