Post-cyclone surge in dengue in Fiji

7 May 2020

A further uptick in dengue fever cases has occurred in the wake of the recent cyclone, with as many as 700 cases now registered, mainly in the Western and Northern divisions. A public health campaign is targeting infections prone to emerge after infrastructure damage and flooding (leptospirosis, typhoid, dengue and diarrhoea) which can share similar early symptoms to COVID-19.  Read more

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Oceania

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