State public health officials announce season’s first West Nile virus-positive mosquito samples; residents urged to use bug spray when outdoors: https://lnkd.in/ePmH6nFz
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This is good especially the preparedness against arbovirus vectors and the arboviruses.
Vigilant #surveillance and community engagement are key to building resilient health systems. Read our recommendations for strengthening preparedness against the growing threat posed by 🦟 mosquito-borne viral diseases in #Uganda, in the face of increasing urbanisation and #ClimateChange: https://brnw.ch/21wKgIU
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