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Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral illness. It caused the deaths of five students in St. Vincent and the Grenadines last year.

Girl, 13, is SVG’s latest dengue death

St. Vincent and the Grenadines has recorded another dengue-related death, bringing to six the number of persons who have lost their lives as a result of the mosquito-borne viral illness….

9 Oct 2020 10:57AM

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Luke mindful that ministerial performance could affect election results

9 Oct 2020 5:20AM

There is an outbreak of dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Health Ministry revises dengue deaths from 6 to 5

8 Oct 2020 2:03PM

Minister of Health, Senator Luke Browne speaking at Friday's press conference. (iWN photo)

Ministry offers no projection on dengue outbreak

6 Oct 2020 9:47PM

The bulk of the funds, some EC$1.6 million will go to fogging and other mosquito control measure. (Photo: Luke Browne/Facebook)

Gov’t allocates $1.6m to dengue response

4 Oct 2020 7:42PM

Minister of Health Senator Luke Browne speaks at the press conference on Friday. (iWN photo)

Health Ministry denies being reactionary amidst dengue outbreak

Minister of Health Senator Luke Browne has defended his ministry’s response to the dengue epidemic saying he was not sure it could be characterised as reactionary, as a journalist asked…

4 Oct 2020 7:19PM

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