Zika Virus Under Surveillance in Barbados

By Kendol Morgan Last updated Jan 8, 2016

Barbados_Health — (From left to right) Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George; Health Minister, John Boyce; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Tennyson Springer at today’s press briefing. (J.Hall/BGIS)

The Barbados Ministry of Health is continuing to monitor the Zika virus, which was reported in the Caribbean region for the first time in June 2015.

Speaking Friday at a press conference to address the H1N1 and Zika viruses, Minister of Health, John Boyce, reported that there are currently eight suspected cases in Barbados.

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