PHOTO OF THE DAY: Tackling the Zika Virus

photo of the dayPhoto depicts fogging operation in Loubiere as authorities tackle the Aedes Egypti mosquito which is responsible for spreading the Zika Virus. The virus has not yet been confirmed in Dominica

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7 Comments

  1. John Kimberley-Matthew, PhD, Physicist
    January 29, 2016

    Zika, GMO Mosquitoes and Anti-Mosquito Sprays – the grand deception
    ===============================================
    Genetically engineered mosquitoes that have already been released in Brazil to “combat” dengue fever—a project implemented by Oxitec, a company supplied with grant money from Bill Gates:

    A town in Brazil has reported continuing elevated levels of dengue fever since the GE (genetically engineered) mosquitoes have been introduced to combat that disease. GMO mozzies are already in place in most of the Caribbean – WITHOUT OUR CONSENT!!!!!!!!

    The Guardian, January 26, 2015, “Brazil is ‘badly losing’ the battle against Zika virus, says health minister”:
    Sprays are now being given out to 400,000 pregnant women in Brazil. Naturally, the sprays are toxic. What better way to multiply the attack on mothers and their unborn children? For example, widely used organophosphates in sprays can be highly disruptive to the nervous system.

    This is simply the work of satan!!

  2. John Kimberley-Matthew, PhD, Physicist
    January 29, 2016

    Zika cover up and vaccines.

    Barbara Loe Fisher, of the National Vaccine Information Center, writes:
    “Drug companies did not test the safety and effectiveness of giving influenza or Tdap vaccine to pregnant women before the vaccines were licensed in the U.S and there is almost no data on inflammatory or other biological responses to these vaccines that could affect pregnancy and birth outcomes…The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lists influenza and Tdap vaccines as either Pregnancy Category B or C biologicals which means that adequate testing has not been done in humans to demonstrate safety for pregnant women and it is not known whether the vaccines can cause fetal harm or affect reproduction capacity. The manufacturers of influenza and Tdap vaccines state that human toxicity and fertility studies are inadequate and warn that the influenza and Tdap vaccines should ‘be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.’”.

  3. Affected
    January 22, 2016

    Whilst the fogging may be a health and safety preventative measure, it would have been good if the residents could be alerted before – like public announcements before commencement. Very soon after the fogging was done in Loubiere, I actually experienced serious tummy pain, headache, nausea throughout the day. I felt so terrible. God knows the impact internally to our bodies.

  4. January 22, 2016

    Long ago there were less mosquitoes yet there was no chemical fogging…i experience fogging in the west indies ,i had serious tummy pain,nausea ,vomiting and weakness in the lower limbs..no one knows what effect fogging will have on peoples health.. our parents would clean around the surroundings using brooms made of coconut leaves sticks which we call “balier coco” turn cut coconuts upside down so that they will not be filled with water which makes an important source for breeding mosquitoes,pierce the tins sometimes use them as flower pots and burn the dry leaves which can also be traps to collect water ,tie a pie of cloth on the top of tubs or barrels that collect rain water, every citizen should practise good habits around the house hold in order to prevent mosquitoes from breading because we can see every day that there is a new virus which is a serious health issue for every one..fogging can never be enough to prevent mosquitoes even citizen must play their part

    • OlSarge
      January 22, 2016

      In the 1950’s and 1960’s DDT was used in Dominica till it was outlawed internationally because it can cause cancer.

  5. More Fire
    January 22, 2016

    So long we hearing of Zika…….Now it might be in the country we spraying………………..More Fire………………..

  6. Roseau River
    January 22, 2016

    Hopefully we are successful in our attempt.

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