The following syndromes have been flagged:
· Diarrhoea: Fiji, Vanuatu
· Influenza-like Illness: New Caledonia
· Prolonged Fever: Solomon Islands
Other updates:
Zika virus
· American Samoa: As of May 19 there have been 606 suspected cases since 1 January 2016. Of these 17 lab are confirmed, including 8 pregnant women. There continues to be an average of 2-4 cases seen per day with the greatest number of cases in those less than 10 years of age. For further details refer to Fesili Niumata-Foifua’s PacNet post on 23 May 2016.
· Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia: As of May 22 there have been a total of 90 cases including 11 confirmed cases. For further details please refer to Afeke Kambui’s PacNet post on 22 May 2016.
· Samoa: As of 16 May there have been 167 suspected cases including 24 confirmed cases since August 2015. Source: Samoa Ministry of Health.
Conjunctivitis
· Tonga: outbreak in ongoing, the weekly number of cases is increasing. As of 15 May there were 1437 cases since January this year. Source: Tonga Ministry of Health.
Yellow Fever
· As of 19 May 2016, Angola has reported 2420 suspected cases of yellow fever with 298 deaths. Among those cases, 736 have been laboratory confirmed. Despite vaccination campaigns in Luanda, there is still circulation of the virus in most districts of Luanda and in five additional provinces.
· An Emergency Committee (EC) regarding yellow fever was convened by WHO's Director- General under the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) on 19 May 2016. Following the advice of the EC, the Director-General decided that the urban yellow fever outbreaks in Angola and DRC are serious public health events which warrant intensified national action and enhanced international support. The events do not at this time constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). For further details please refer to EC IHR yellow fever