How an insect brings a city to its knees

[laksaboy]

Note: I love the title of the article... bet you won't find it in SPH or Mediacorp News.



http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/news/how-an-insect-brings-a-city-to-its-knees-1.1531350

Singapore - Singapore is fighting back against a rapidly worsening dengue epidemic by distributing insect repellants to every household and recruiting hundreds of disease control officers, officials said.

Two Singaporeans have died from the virus so far this year and weekly cases hit an all-time high of 820 in the period ending June 8, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said in a statement issued on Tuesday.

More than 9,300 people were infected this year as of Tuesday, fast nearing the 13 984 infections in 2005, the worst year on record, official data showed.

NEA said its officers and volunteers would be distributing 1.2 million insect repellants to all households in the compact island of over five million from July to August this year.

 

[Poomer]

July then can start distributing insect repellant, typical PAP reaction, slow as hell.

 

[laksaboy]

July then can start distributing insect repellant, typical PAP reaction, slow as hell.

July to August... just in time for National Day.

Feel the patriotic love and pride as you apply the insect repellent to your skin.

 

[sleaguepunter]

July then can start distributing insect repellant, typical PAP reaction, slow as hell.

they have not source the pap friendly company that can supply NEA with repellant.

 

[cunnilaubu]

Are they giving this



or this?

 

[whoami]

Are they giving this

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or this?

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WahLou! If use no.2, couple with haze prblem, it will be very very hot and smoky in sinkieLand....

 

[kiwibird7]

This kind of BIOLOGICAL WARFARE got no defence. All the stealth submarine, Leopard Tank, Apache heli, F35, 3G army cannot defeat the Aedes Agypti mosquitio!

 

[whoami]

The wrath of God!

Oops...no religion discussion here..

 

[tonychat]

fumigation is harmful to health.. those are cancer causing smoke.

 

[Raiders]

fumigation is harmful to health.. those are cancer causing smoke.

just buy some soursop and leaves at my webshop and drink and you'll be fine

 

[tonychat]

just buy some soursop and leaves at my webshop and drink and you'll be fine

why not i blast the smoke in front of you while you drink soursop juice? then you are immune to it.. can i do it?

 

[laksaboy]

fumigation is harmful to health.. those are cancer causing smoke.

Vegetarians will not be harmed by fumigation. In fact, inhaling the smoke will enhance the taste of vegetables.

 

[tonychat]

Vegetarians will not be harmed by fumigation. In fact, inhaling the smoke will enhance the taste of vegetables.

i think you eat too much meat and cancer ruptured your brain.

 

[Grace]

July to August... just in time for National Day.

Feel the patriotic love and pride as you apply the insect repellent to your skin.

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insect repellant will be included in the N/day goodie-bag.
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[Grace]

they have not source the pap friendly company that can supply NEA with repellant.

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cannot find $2 company?
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