Environmental management and personal protection for the protection of Zika

ABSTRACT

This document prepared by Kim Bautista vector control Chief of Operations is a close physical comparison of the two Aedes vectors capable of transmitting Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya (the Aedes aegypti and the Aedes albopictus mosquito). It compares the habitat, flight range, biting habits, and environmental conditions under which these vectors thrive. The document also deals with several aspects of environmental control and personal protection at various levels, such as mosquito nets, clothing, insect repellent and condoms to protect against sexual transmission of the virus and also to prevent pregnancy during an outbreak of Zika, which can lead to birth defects when the virus is passed on to unborn babies.