Health Alerts

Dengue activity is continuing to increase – the capital Papeete has recorded the highest number of dengue fever cases (DENV2) with 341 of the national total of 1,488 – all since early February. Eleven islands are currently categorised as being in an epidemic phase with a further five on alert. Type 1 dengue is also circulating in Tahiti, Moorea and Rangiroa. Also in the region, an update issued by the health ministry of the Cook Islands shows a slight increase in dengue fever cases (type 1) from the five recorded in August, to nine in September - Raratonga’s north is ‘still the hot spot, with 70% of the total cases reported on Rarotonga’; the districts of Tamil and Weloy on the island of Yap (FSM) have borne the brunt of the outbreak of DENV3 this year. Read more.