SINGAPORE — Singapore has reported its first Zika case since March 2020.
The case was reported during the week of Aug 21 to 27 this year, according to the Ministry of Health’s latest weekly infectious diseases bulletin.National Environment Agency data showed that 666 dengue cases were also reported during the same week.
The NEA website showed that 75 of these dengue clusters were identified as “red”, indicating that each cluster has 10 or more cases.The Aedes aegypti mosquito population, which is the primary dengue vector, remained high in Singapore in July this year.
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