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Cuba asks islanders’ help against booming mosquito population; rumors of dengue, yellow fever

August 17, 2012

Associated Press

HAVANA — Cuba is warning of high mosquito concentrations and asking islanders to help stamp out potential breeding grounds to fight the spread of infectious diseases, amid rumors of serious dengue and yellow fever outbreaks.

Sternly worded reports in state-run media and on TV newscasts said there is an unfounded “low perception of risk” among Cubans, despite a noticeable increase in mosquito populations in 23 municipalities.

Juan Ramon Vazquez, the Public Health Ministry’s national antiviral director, urged islanders to be vigilant and get rid of standing water, saying the heat, humidity and rains of the Cuban summer create ideal conditions for mosquitoes to proliferate.


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