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Kiribati records first Chikungunya case


By Online Editor
9:35 pm GMT+12, 09/02/2015, Kiribati

Kiribati’s Ministry of Health and Medical Services has confirmed an increase in suspected cases of the new mosquito-borne disease, Chikungunya virus.

The Ministry’s Coordinator of Disease Outbreak, Teanibuaka Tabunga told Kiribati News that 422 out of 1287 cases reported have joint pains while 2.5 percent of cases have symptoms of acute fever and rash.

Teanibuaka said Kiribati has now confirmed its first case of the virus after 60 specimens were sent to reference laboratory overseas.

He said symptoms of the disease are being reported from most parts of South Tarawa and Betio.

Clinics there are sending blood specimens from suspected cases directly to laboratories for confirmation of cases.

The Ministry is urging the public on South Tarawa and Betio to use mosquito nets and repellants and to clean their compounds

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.radionz.co.nz/internation...es-in-kiribati


Over 3,000 chikungunya cases in Kiribati
Updated 20 minutes ago

Our correspondent says many people seeking medical treatment at the main hospital and at village clinics have been only given panadol.

The acting Director of Health Teanibuaka Tabunga says every day staff receives around 150 people infected with the mosquito borne virus...

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.radionz.co.nz/internation...ed-in-kiribati

Chikungunya outbreak reported in Kiribati
Updated at 7:25 pm on 27 April 2015

Kiribati's Director of Public Health Tioboa Timeon has declared an outbreak of Chikungunya virus in most of the country's outer islands.

Radio Kiribati reports Dr Timeon as saying the outbreak has been confirmed in 13 outer islands of Makin, Butaritari, Marakei, Abaiang, North Tarawa, Maiana, Kuria, Aranuka, Abemama, Nonouti, Tabiteuea North, Onotoa and Nikunau...