Two Zika cases have been confirmed in Woodlands Street 11 and Street 32, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) in conjunction with the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) in a Facebook post on June 19.
Following each case notification, NEA commenced wastewater and mosquito surveillance in the surrounding residential area.
The agency said enhanced surveillance has revealed persistent Zika virus signals, which suggest this is an area with likely Zika transmission.
The surveillance is a regular effort by the agency to minimise the spread of vector-borne diseases in Singapore.
It most often comes in the form of gravitraps that are placed in Housing Board estates to catch the urban-dwelling and day-biting Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which spread both Zika and dengue.
A check of the NEA website found that three Zika cases have been reported since the week of May 25, with the latest being confirmed on June 11.
In total, there have been seven cases reported for 2025 as at June 12.
There were 13 reported Zika cases in 2024.
Those who show symptoms suggestive of a Zika infection should see a doctor early, advised the NEA.
According to the CDA website, symptoms of Zika include rash, fever, conjunctivitis, muscle pain, joint pain and headache.
The Straits Times
