In response to the global Zika scare, the Ministry of Health tested 853 pregnant women in Jeddah in one month, while the Ministry of Agriculture has increased its efforts to combat the spread of mosquitoes that transmit the deadly virus. Assistant director of Health Affairs in Jeddah Dr. Khaled Bin Obaid Bawakd, said the ministry included Zika virus in its health eradication plan that follows the rainy season every year. â??The ministry is intensifying awareness campaigns in cooperation with Jeddah Municipality, the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Water Company to warn the public of stagnant water to prevent the breeding of vectors that spread dengue fever and Zika viruses,â?* Bawakd said.
02-22-2016, 12:30 PM
853 pregnant women tested for Zika virus
In response to the global Zika scare, the Ministry of Health tested 853 pregnant women in Jeddah in one month, while the Ministry of Agriculture has increased its efforts to combat the spread of mosquitoes that transmit the deadly virus. Assistant director of Health Affairs in Jeddah Dr. Khaled Bin Obaid Bawakd, said the ministry included Zika virus in its health eradication plan that follows the rainy season every year. â??The ministry is intensifying awareness campaigns in cooperation with Jeddah Municipality, the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Water Company to warn the public of stagnant water to prevent the breeding of vectors that spread dengue fever and Zika viruses,â?* Bawakd said.
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