Health Alerts

Twenty-four communes are currently reporting the majority of dengue fever cases, many of them in the island’s west - Saint-Paul, La Possession, Le Port, Saint-Leu and Trois-Bassins. To June 2 there have been more than 18,300 dengue infections and 12 associated deaths. The regional health agency, ARS La Réunion, is also reporting a surge in seasonal bronchiolitis cases which has started later this year, but at a lower intensity, than in previous years. Most cases have been in infants under two years of age. Read more. Also on dengue fever, the onset of warmer weather in Singapore has boosted Aedes mosquito populations and the NEA is warning residents that more dengue cases are to be expected. The risk of infection is compounded by less common dengue serotypes in circulation, together with many people working from home where mosquito activity is more likely. Read more.