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World: Pacific syndromic surveillance report: Week 23, ending on 7 June 2015

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Source: World Health Organization
Country: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia (France), Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, New Caledonia (France), New Zealand, Niue (New Zealand), Northern Mariana Islands (The United States of America), Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Island, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna (France), World

The following syndromes have been flagged:

  • Diarrhoea: Federated States of Micronesia, Pitcairn Islands, Tonga
  • Influenza-like illness: American Samoa, Pitcairn Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu
  • Prolonged Fever:Pitcairn Islands, Tonga

Other updates

Chikungunya

  • Chikungunya outbreak is on-going in Cook Islands and Marshall Islands. Weekly number of cases in Kiribati has reduced significantly.
  • Cook Islands report a total of 666 cases including 50 new cases in the week 7 June 2015.
  • Nauru - 21 out of 53 dengue-like illness samples were confirmed RT-PCR positive by the Institute Louis Malarde (ILM), French Polynesia.

Dengue

  • There is a reduction in the number of cases reported from the outbreak in the Macuata Province, Northern Health Division, Fiji. Dengue serotype-2 has been identified by the ILM, French Polynesia.
  • Tonga dengue serotype-3 has been identified by Labplus, Auckland, New Zealand. The weekly number of cases is decreasing.

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