SINGAPORE — The number of weekly dengue cases in Singapore has remained above 100 since the start of the year, with more than 2,700 cases reported as of Monday (April 24).
The number of weekly dengue cases in Singapore has remained above 100 since the start of the year, with more than 2,700 cases reported as of Monday .
If left unchecked, the presence of key drivers for dengue transmission may lead to another dengue outbreak this year, it added. "At dengue cluster areas, about 66 per cent of Aedes mosquito breeding detected were in homes, 26 per cent in public areas, and 3 per cent at construction sites," NEA said. This includes spraying insecticides in dark corners around the house, applying insect repellent regularly and wearing long-sleeve tops and long pants.
“When the released male Wolbachia-Aedes mosquitoes mate with the urban female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that do not carry Wolbachia, the resulting eggs do not hatch. This is due to a biological phenomenon known as cytoplasmic incompatibility,” said NEA.
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