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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Singapore : Clementi West St 2 sees largest dengue cluster so far this year

Via Channel News Asia :

" SINGAPORE: Singapore's largest dengue cluster so far this year has been identified at Clementi West Street 2.

There are a total of 20 cases from six blocks there - blocks 708, 709, 711, 712, 728 and 729. For the past three weeks, 64 officers from the National Environment Agency (NEA) have been conducting search and destroy operations in the area.

And 28 households were given summons for breeding mosquitoes. So far, more than 1,400 larvae were found in 47 breeding habitats. 60 per cent of the habitats were found in homes. "

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