Zika Virus Outbreak - Sweaty Billboard Prevention

[Martin]

Couldn't see a thread on this but apologies if there is already one somewhere!

Back on the 13th April, The World Health Organization declared the Zika virus a global public health emergency.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35370848


There's an article in the telegraph today which warns that the virus could be on it's way to Europe:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...health-agency/

Europe should brace itself for the arrival of the Zika virus, the UN’s health agency warned on Monday, as warmer temperatures bring an increase in mosquito numbers.

Zika cases are on the decline in Brazil, the country hardest hit by the outbreak, as the southern hemisphere enters autumn. But the European summer will usher in a "marked increase" in Zika infections, said Marie-Paule Kieny, assistant director general of the World Health Organisation.


"As seasonal temperatures begin to rise in Europe, two species of Aedes mosquito which we know transmit the virus will begin to circulate," she told a Zika science conference in Paris. "The mosquito knows no borders."

One of the prevention methods is actually a 'Sweaty Billboard' which I found super interesting! There's an article up on the main site about the Zika Virus and this prevention method!

https://habbox.com/all-articles/real...ard-prevention

Be sure to give it a read and leave a comment!

[FlyingJesus]

How does attracting mosquitoes into the city help stop the disease? That sounds like a pretty awful idea to me

"The mosquito knows no borders."

Bloody EU