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dengue FEVER
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa's Ministry of Health is still reporting dengue cases.
In an update for the week from 29 July to 4 August, the Ministry said since November, 494 lab- confirmed cases have been reported.
Four lab-confirmed cases were reported for that week.
The Ministry said the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Since 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended dengue vaccination for kids ages 9 to 16 in communities where more than 20% of age-eligible persons have previously been infected with the virus. While vaccination offers strong...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Ministry of Health (M.O.H.) has yet again emphasised the practice of preventative measures following 10 new lab-confirmed dengue cases, according to reports from the Samoa Observer.
The declaration of the new confirmed cases was published in its most recent surveillance...
Apia, SAMOA — Nearly 400 dengue cases have been recorded in Samoa from November last year to 12 May and currently the majority of cases are those aged under 10 and over 60.
RNZ Pacific is reporting Samoa's Ministry of Health announced 62 new cases of dengue-like illness, and 36 lab-confirmed cases...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa's Ministry of Health has announced 65 cases of dengue-like illness in its latest reporting period, from April 29 to May 5. This comes as RNZ Pacific is reporting that American Samoa's Department of Health is set to start spraying private schools as a preventive...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Ministry of Health has announced 61 new cases of dengue-like illness in its latest figures.
The figures are for the week of 22 to 28 April.
In its surveillance report, the ministry said the dengue-like illness count remains high; this follows the declaration of a dengue...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — If you’re going to Samoa over the next few weeks, you may want to keep an eye out for possible dengue fever infection — especially if you will be visiting in the North-West Upolu and Apia areas.
Samoa's Ministry of Health has released its latest dengue fever numbers,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A medical advisor from New Zealand's Immunization Advisory Center says dengue fever is expected to increase with climate change and urbanization.
In its report for the period of April 1-14, Samoa's Ministry of Health said the country had 82 new cases reported in the two...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa is calling for people to do their part to prevent dengue fever after the dengue outbreak in neighboring Samoa.
In Samoa, the Ministry of Health is advising people to destroy mosquito breeding grounds and keep homes free of the insects, watch for dengue...
Hagåtña, GUAM — A case of dengue fever in Guam is believed to be the first to be contracted locally in the last 75 years.
Pacific Daily News reports the sick person has no travel history outside of Guam, with all previous dengue cases imported from off-island.
The Department of Public Health is...