KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov 06 2016 – There has been a reduction in the number of Zika cases in Jamaica.
This was disclosed by Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton who said there has been less case over time, adding that severe cases of the illness are also on the decline.
Tufton urged people to continue to take protective measures against the mosquito-borne illness.
Director of the Family Health Services in the ministry, Dr. Simone Spencer, noted that 70 percent of the population will get some form of Zika, with 20 percent having symptoms of the illness.
Jamaica had confirmed its first case of Zika last January and since then the ministry has repeatedly urged the people displaying symptoms, such as fever, joint and muscle pain to get the necessary testing done and sent to the National Public Health laboratory.
