Health Alerts

Following an annual trend, the end of the rainy season has brought with it an alert on rising leptospirosis infections and advice from health authorities on preventive measures for people in contact with contaminated freshwater sources. At least half of weekly cases reported since March have been in Tahiti. Also, New Caledonia’s leptospirosis case count has climbed again, with the total now at 186 cases and three deaths since the beginning of the year (cf. 69 cases, four deaths in 2020) – highest rates have been registered in the central-east and in the communes of Hienghene and Kaala-Gomen in the north. Read More