Marketers know this is the time to pounce: The summer Olympics are about to start in Brazil, where the recent Zika epidemic started, and 14 mosquito-borne cases of Zika were identified recently in the Miami area, the first in the United States.
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With the Rio Games about to kick off, we’ve asked NZ experts about Zika virus, the risks and recommended precautions. “Most will have no symptoms, and most of the rest will have a short, mild illness and become immune to future infections”.
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“All other products are a waste of money and may put you at risk of being bitten”, Bassett said.
On July 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is now allowing states to pay for mosquito repellent for Medicaid enrollees as a Zika virus prevention measure.
There are also more than a dozen cases of the disease being sexually transmitted.
“New Yorkers are understandably concerned about Zika virus and looking for ways to protect themselves and their families”, Schneiderman said. Its website says the stuff has similar ingredients to mainstream brands, but offers no details about its “specifically designed” formula. Additional monitoring began to detect species that could carry Zika.
“When the mosquito larvae in the water eat the protein, it destroys their digestive system and they die”, said Karen Schultz, a vector control technician. Signs promoting the campaign have been posted in all surrounding counties.
Bodyguards: Protect yourself, Davis said. For starters, removing standing water in or near your home, as well as wearing trousers and long sleeves outdoors, and using mosquito nets indoors are all effective.
Parish leaders in Orleans and Jefferson outlined their plans to combat the Zika virus in the metro area on Wednesday. It’s better known as the yellow fever mosquito. If you’re going to skip an event because you are “scared”, at least keep up the façade by staying away from places where the thing you are avoiding has spread. City officials say seven were in New Orleans, with two more in the metro area.
Officials are asking everyone to pitch in and clear their property of standing water where mosquitoes may be breeding.
State Senator Adriano Espaillat said, “It is completely unacceptable for companies to deceive their customers, and it is particularly heinous when their deception could negatively impact the public’s health”.
“I would say it’s a rare day I don’t have a conversation about Zika virus”, said Retzloff. Houston has thus added an extra Saturday shift for trash pickup in these neighborhoods, and since March, the city has already collected 3,000 tons more trash than it did over the same time span previous year.
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Only insect repellents registered and approved by the Environmental Protection Agency and that contain either DEET or Picaridin will be covered under the new program. They’ve also established health alerts for physicians to keep them apprised of the latest information.
