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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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by billndonna View Post
    There was a boat load of skeeters at Fun Holiday last April,our room was full of them!
    It didn't help that your house was party central! That door was open for hours at a time.... it was a group effort filling your room with mosquitoes... So sorry, but thanks for letting me use your bathroom, as needed! Gracious hosts, taking one for the team!
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    Quote Originally Posted by LivinInThe603 View Post
    It didn't help that your house was party central! That door was open for hours at a time.... it was a group effort filling your room with mosquitoes... So sorry, but thanks for letting me use your bathroom, as needed! Gracious hosts, taking one for the team!
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