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PAHO calls for strengthened mosquito surveillance, vector control in the Caribbean

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WASHINGTON, May 11, CMC – The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has called on Ministries of Health in the region to increase surveillance and lead the charge towards the elimination of mosquito breeding grounds in a bid to reduce mosquito-transmitted viruses such as dengue, Zika and Chikungunya.

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