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		<title>Dengue Rapid Test in 15 minutes</title>
		<link>http://woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/dengue-rapid-test-in-15-minutes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minchie Israel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is almost two years since the announcement was made, but it is still worthy of note that Inverness Medical Inc. has put an Early Rapid Test for Dengue Fever on the market to help physicians diagnose Dengue. <a href="http://woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/dengue-rapid-test-in-15-minutes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1281587&amp;post=3820&amp;subd=woodshedenvironment&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>As an Aside: A Comment on our civic responsibility in controlling Dengue</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minchie Israel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caribbean]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because the Aedes aegypti mosquito is peri-domestic by nature, the control of the Dengue mosquito is primarily the responsibility of the householder. You see, aegypti lives with us and depends on us for its survival. We oblige by providing the stagnant water in odd containers around our places of abode and work,  <a href="http://woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/comment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1281587&amp;post=3515&amp;subd=woodshedenvironment&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Bahamas Tribune Comment: As an Aside &#8211; Neutralising the Dengue mosquito</title>
		<link>http://woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/a-bahamas-tribune-comment-as-an-aside-neutralising-the-dengue-mosquito/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minchie Israel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aedes aegypti mosquito]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dengue in Cayman Islands]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Earl Deveaux]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bahamas government, when offered to be a part of an experiment to release male mosquitoes that had been genetically altered so that they were born sterile, took a wait-and-see attitude before exposing the Bahamas to the results of a test-tube experiment. At the time, the Government was not convinced that it was a viable option as there were too many unknown factors associated with it. <a href="http://woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/a-bahamas-tribune-comment-as-an-aside-neutralising-the-dengue-mosquito/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1281587&amp;post=3755&amp;subd=woodshedenvironment&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>As an Aside: Thing You Didn&#8217;t Know About Mosquitoes&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/thing-you-didnt-know-about-mosquitoes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minchie Israel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aedes aegypti mosquito]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anopheles mosquito]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culex mosquito]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dengue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malaria]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thing You Didn't Know About Mosquitoes... <a href="http://woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/thing-you-didnt-know-about-mosquitoes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1281587&amp;post=3793&amp;subd=woodshedenvironment&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Comment: As an Aside &#8211; A chemical, not toxic to human beings?</title>
		<link>http://woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/comment-as-an-aside-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minchie Israel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aedes aegypti mosquito]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Humberto Quiroz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insecticide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organophosphates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pyrethroids]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pyrethroids are still one of the better bets in fighting mosquitoes without endangering human life. Mind you, Organophosphates, like the other established compounds found in the inventories of Vector Control programmes, continue to hold sway and remain integral in the fight against vector-borne diseases.  That, in spite of the stiff challenges mounted by new classes of products. <a href="http://woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/comment-as-an-aside-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1281587&amp;post=1951&amp;subd=woodshedenvironment&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Comment: As an Aside</title>
		<link>http://woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/comment-as-an-aside-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minchie Israel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aedes aegypti]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dengue in Cuba]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Geographic Information System]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The way I see it, Dengue news from Cuba tends to be scanty indeed. However, in September 2011, a couple of stories surfaced that caught my eye and prompted me to comment, As an Aside. <a href="http://woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/comment-as-an-aside-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1281587&amp;post=3518&amp;subd=woodshedenvironment&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Comment: As an Aside</title>
		<link>http://woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/comment-as-an-aside/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minchie Israel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aedes aegypti mosquito]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wanton fogging allows the Dengue mosquito to develop resistance to chemicals dispensed during fogging. When that happens, you can fog all you want, it will be to no avail. Fogging without getting rid of the breeding places is of no use, much like counting sand. <a href="http://woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/comment-as-an-aside/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1281587&amp;post=3480&amp;subd=woodshedenvironment&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Integrated Vector Management manual introduced in St. Kitts &amp; Nevis</title>
		<link>http://woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com/2011/12/11/new-integrated-vector-management-manual-introduced-in-st-kitts-nevis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Minchie Israel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Samuel Rawlins]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Environmental Health Officers are among a batch of Public Health workers from the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis to be familiarised with a manual on Integrated Vector Management (IVM).  The manual was developed by Dr. Samuel Rawlins, Nobel Laureate and eminent Caribbean emeritus scientist with the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). <a href="http://woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com/2011/12/11/new-integrated-vector-management-manual-introduced-in-st-kitts-nevis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woodshedenvironment.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1281587&amp;post=3739&amp;subd=woodshedenvironment&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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