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REAL NEWS – Health officials are continuing to monitor the country for any dengue-fever outbreak, assures Julene Mannix, the acting principal public health inspector at the Central Board of Health (CBH).<\/p>

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Mannix says the CBH has been closely monitoring other countries where there have been instances of persons contracting dengue.<\/p>\n

The illness has already been confirmed in neighbouring Montserrat, and reports say that a young boy in Trinidad & Tobago has died from the mosquito-borne disease.<\/p>

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While she could not give any information on the current status of dengue in Antigua and Barbuda, Mannix reminds the public that the sickness is endemic to this country.<\/p>

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She says this is why health officials continue to update the public on the dangers of being bitten by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito \u2013 which is the carrier of dengue \u2013 and what precautions can be taken to prevent mosquitoes from breeding around the home.<\/p>

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Mannix says that officials are also working with Barbuda to ensure that residents are apprised of any new developments, and so that checks can be carried out there.<\/p>

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She says that people continue to keep containers around their homes \u2013 breeding mosquitoes \u2013 and, thus, education is key.<\/p>\n

According to Mannix, the main sites for breeding are drums and buckets; therefore, any water-storage container must be properly covered in order to prevent mosquitoes from multiplying.<\/p>\n

The public-health officer says that CBH focuses on preventative measures and is not waiting until there is an outbreak of the disease.<\/p>\n

So, in addition to its current monitoring activities, the agency will be stepping up its education drive.<\/p>\n

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