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New collaboration between CARPHA, Global Vector Hub to fight vector-borne diseases in Caribbean

Staff Writer Nov 22, 2021

(Caribbean Public Health Agency Press Release) When the world faces a pandemic, partnerships and collaborations become more vital than ever. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Global Vector Hub (GVH) are excited to…
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Caribbean health ministers agree to strengthen actions to prevent vector-borne diseases

Michelle Nurse Sep 25, 2018 0

WASHINGTON (Caribbean Media Corporation) – Caribbean health ministers have joined their counterparts from the Americas in agreeing to implement a series of actions over the next five years to more effectively control the vectors that…
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Laboratory technicians trained to detect Zika, other mosquito-borne diseases

Michelle Nurse Mar 29, 2018 0

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 29 March 2018. The Zika virus in the Caribbean presented a difficult challenge, in terms of its rapid spread, its relationship to neurological anomalies and other complications among newborns and…
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Regional experts lay groundwork for unified response to vector-borne diseases

Michelle Nurse Mar 17, 2017 0

“Although Dengue has been in the Region for years, with the introduction of Chikungunya in 2013, and now Zika, vector-borne diseases (VBDs) have become very prominent, taking centre stage,” stated Dr Karen Polson-Edwards, Acting Director,…
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