Health Alerts

Brazil took top ranking for both chikungunya and dengue fever notifications (confirmed and suspected cases) since Feb 26 in the ECDC’s latest global update. The four other countries that made up the majority of dengue cases reported during this period were Vietnam, the Philippines, Nicaragua and Peru (note: a separate report on a rise in dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus cases). The situation in the French Antilles has improved, with low levels of dengue recorded in Martinique, Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy – Guadaloupe is said to be in a ‘stable’ epidemic phase of its outbreak. On the island of Reunion, the dengue outbreak is accelerating across 21 communes: the West (Le Port - more than half of all cases this year, La Possession and Saint Paul) and South (Saint-Joseph, Tampon and Etang-Salé) most affected. Read More