Does Negril have a Zika/Dengue problem? Doesn't the ocean breeze keep the skeeters away?
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Does Negril have a Zika/Dengue problem? Doesn't the ocean breeze keep the skeeters away?
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When the sun goes down, be careful.
For the Zika virus, 7,078 notifications were received by the Ministry of Health island wide as of September 2016. Of those, 5,299 (74%) fit the case definition for Zika and were classified as “Suspected Zika”.
Of those, there has been 92 laboratory confirmed cases.
There are no current dengue outbreaks that I am aware of.
Some are more bothered by the mosquitos than others. Use a repellent containing 20%-30% DEET or 20% Picaridin on exposed skin. Re-apply according to manufacturer's directions.
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There was a boat load of skeeters at Fun Holiday last April,our room was full of them!
Thank you all for the information.
Yuck. I caught dengue in Nicaragua two years ago being an idiot. The locals told me to avoid beer (CO2), bananas (?), and cover up. So I ran around drinking beer, eating bananas, while nearly naked.
I'm gonna be Iron like a Lion in Zion