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British Honduras annual medical report for the year ending 31st December, 1953

British Honduras annual medical report for the year ending 31st December, 1953 addresses the development and welfare schemes; housing issues; public health including communicable diseases; medical institutions; preventive measures; and hospital services. With regards to the Communicable Diseases statisti...

Population structure and reproductive cycle of the commercial sea cucumber Holothuria mexicana (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) in Belize

Rev. biol. trop; 66 (4), 2018
Abstract The population and reproductive biology of the commercial sea cucumber Holothuria mexicana (Ludwig, 1875) was studied in Southern Belize (Caribbean Sea), including the sex ratio, size at sexual maturity and reproductive cycle, as well as the size structure among habitats located inside and outsi...

The Belize national plan of action for the prevention and control of non communicabled Diseases 2013-2023

The Belize National Plan of Actionfor the Prevention and Control of Non communicable Diseases (NCDs) 2013-2023(NCDs)aims to reduce the premature mortality caused by the four major NCDs (cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and lung disease) by 25% by 2023. This will be achieved through policy and ad...

A comprehensive needs assessment to identify priority program targets for mosquito vector control and related diseases in Belmopan, Belize

This was a mixed-methods study aimed to comprehensively assess factors associated with mosquito control in Belmopan, Belize, in order to better inform stakeholders on the effectiveness of their efforts. A knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions (KAP) survey was employed within the four target communitie...

Orange Walk zika classification by sex 2017

The document is a compilation of the weekly surveillance of the confirmed and suspected (clinical and test) cases of Zika in the Orange Walk district recorded by the EPI Unit of the Ministry of Health, Belize for 2017. This information is captured and reported according to sex....

The effects of socio-economic status, dengue knowledge and perception on source reduction and protective behavior in selected marginal areas of Belmopan

Dengue, a mosquito-borne disease is a major health concern worldwide. The Belize Ministry of Health mosquito control strategies include fumigating, distributing bed nets, conducting educational campaign, among other activities. The educational campaign, specifically, aims to increase both the source redu...

Survey of container breeding mosquito larvae (Dengue vector) in Salvapan and Las Flores

Dengue is one of the most important vector borne diseases, with millions of cases occurring yearly and with billions found in risk areas. Eliminating water-holding containers where mosquitoes oviposit and develop can help manage urban disease-vector mosquitos. Thus, a water holding container eradicatio...

A study to identify the presence of Aedes Spp. using BG-Sentinel® Traps and larval/pupal surveys in communities around Belmopan, Cayo District.

The knowledge of the presence of Aedes Spp. mosquitoes is very important for the prevention and control of emerging and remerging diseases caused by Arboviruses such as: Yellow fever, Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika. While Chikungunya and Dengue are endemic to Belize, Zika is currently a threat with local ...

Belize zika classification by epidemiological week 2016

This report represents a compilation of 2016 statistics based on 52 weeks of epidemiologic surveillance of the Zika virus disease by the EPI Unit, Ministry of Health, Belize. Four tables with corresponding graphs provide a breakdown of the confirmed, suspected (clinical), and suspected (by test)) cases o...