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NEA steps up vector control after 2 Zika cases in Woodlands
June 20, 2025
|The Straits Times
Agency says its enhanced surveillance has detected persistent virus signals in the area
Two Zika cases have been confirmed in Woodlands Street 11 and Street 32, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) in conjunction with the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) in a Facebook post on June 19.
The two patients are female and were not pregnant at the time of infection, NEA and CDA said in a joint media reply, adding that both of them are in stable condition.
As one patient resides within an active dengue cluster while the other lives in an area with a recently closed cluster, the authorities have stepped up vector control efforts.
These include conducting inspections to remove mosquito-breeding habitats, oiling drains and spraying insecticide in premises and around the locations.
A total of 116 mosquito-breeding habitats have been detected and destroyed so far.
Following each case notification, NEA commenced wastewater and mosquito surveillance in the surrounding residential area.
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