Health Alerts

A current news report has announced the 7th death in New Caledonia due to dengue fever this season. The woman was a resident of Païta, a town approx. half way between Noumea and the airport at La Tontouta. Government figures on the outbreak have not been updated since Apr 12th when the total case count since Sept 1, 2016 was 2,556. New infections are expected to reduce in the early days following the recent activity of Cyclone Cook, but there is concerns that they may rise again with standing water offering prime mosquito breeding grounds. Read more.