Health authorities in Barbados have reported eight suspected cases of the H1N1 and Zika viruses.
Minister of Health John Boyce said samples have been sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency for confirmatory testing.
And he has cautioned the population not to panic.
The minister said that although he is aware that members of the public would be concerned whenever a new disease emerged, Barbadians should use simple measures to prevent mosquito breeding around their homes, business places and communities.
“The fact that the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits the Zika virus, is the same mosquito that spreads dengue fever and chikungunya, we are all very familiar with the prevention and control measures which we need to undertake…Inspect your surroundings to search out and remove mosquito breeding places on your properties. The Ministry of Health recommends that this should be done once per week,” Boyce said.
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