Protect your family from dengue, Zika, and other mosquito-borne diseases this wet season with JDI Home Pest Solutions

The onset of the wet season once again brings about heightened anxiety about the health hazards that come with it—particularly mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and Zika.  

In the first six weeks of this year alone, the Department of Health (DOH) recorded a total of 10,980 dengue cases and 51 deaths from it, the highest incidence of which was reported in Calabarzon, Central Luzon, and Metro Manila.  

Zika, although less prevalent than dengue, is an equally life-threatening disease that can be acquired through the same vectors of dengue—the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that prey on humans, day and night. 

On that note, advocating the prevention is indeed better than cure. Trusted industry leader, Jardine Distribution, Inc. (JDI), urges homeowners to make use of available home pest solutions to safeguard their families from dengue and Zika, especially when the rains start to come.  

Protect your homes from Zika and dengue with ZAP AK Multi-Insect Killer

With recent reports of a sixth Zika case in the Philippines as confirmed by the Department of Health and twelve cases in Singapore as per the World Health Organization (WHO)’s record, the fear of acquiring the virus is rapidly spreading, too.

As of today, the Zika virus, which is transmitted by the Aedis aegypti mosquito, has reached at least twenty-four countries. Zika is attracting worldwide attention because of its connection with microcephaly, a neurological disorder resulting in babies born with abnormally small heads.

Even before the Zika virus became a worldwide threat, dengue—another mosquito-borne disease—has continually plagued the Philippines.

Consider the numbers: according to data gathered by the WHO Western Pacific Region, dengue cases rose to epidemic levels in 2015, with an average of 220 reported cases per day. As of February 2016, there have been 18,790 reported dengue cases in the country.