Australia: 2014 Dengue cases

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-0...spread/5190044

Big dry in Cairns helps limit dengue fever spread
By Sharnie Kim
Posted 1 hour 32 minutes ago

The weather bureau says it could be some time before there is decent rain for parts of far north Queensland...

Health authorities say dry weather could have helped slow the spread of dengue fever in Cairns.

Four people have contracted the type one strain of the virus since December.

There have been 15 people infected with a separate outbreak of the type three strain in the Port Douglas and Miallo area...

[Ronan Kelly]

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Current dengue outbreaks

Miallo/Port Douglas Outbreak
Start of the outbreak: 8 October 2013
Dengue Type 3
17 confirmed cases

Cairns Outbreak
Start of the outbreak: 18 December 2013
Dengue Type 1
11 confirmed cases

Last Updated: 16 January 2014

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/dengue/outbreaks/current.asp

[Shiloh]

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Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-2...cairns/5213170

Six more cases of dengue fever confirmed in Cairns
Posted 7 hours 0 minutes ago

Health authorities say residents need to do their part to help stop the spread of dengue fever, with another six cases confirmed in Cairns.

There are now 17 dengue cases in the Cairns city area.

Seventeen people have also been diagnosed with dengue fever during a separate outbreak in the Port Douglas region...

[Shiloh]

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Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-2...-cases/5214916

Queensland Health confirms Townsville dengue cases
Posted 11 hours 36 minutes ago

Health authorities have warned there is a risk more cases of dengue fever will be spread to Townsville this Australia Day long weekend.

Queensland Health has confirmed three cases of the mosquito-borne disease in Townsville, two of which had been contracted from the far north and one from overseas.

Almost 40 locally acquired cases of dengue have been confirmed in Cairns and Port Douglas...

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Australia: 2014 Dengue cases

Current dengue outbreaks

Miallo/Port Douglas Outbreak
Start of the outbreak: 8 October 2013
Dengue Type 3
17 confirmed cases

Cairns Outbreak
Start of the outbreak: 18 December 2013
Dengue Type 1
25 confirmed cases
...

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/dengue/outbreaks/current.asp

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Australia: 2014 Dengue cases

Current dengue outbreaks

Miallo/Port Douglas Outbreak
Start of the outbreak: 8 October 2013
Dengue Type 3
17 confirmed cases

Cairns Outbreak
Start of the outbreak: 18 December 2013
Dengue Type 1
34 confirmed cases
...
Last Updated: 28 January 2014

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/dengue/outbreaks/current.asp

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Australia: 2014 Dengue cases

Current dengue outbreaks


Miallo/Port Douglas Outbreak
Start of the outbreak: 8 October 2013
Dengue Type 3
17 confirmed cases

Cairns Outbreak
Start of the outbreak: 18 December 2013
Dengue Type 1
45 confirmed cases

Last Updated: 30 January 2014

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/dengue/outbreaks/current.asp

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Australia: 2014 Dengue cases

Current dengue outbreaks

Miallo/Port Douglas Outbreak
Start of the outbreak: 8 October 2013
Dengue Type 3
17 confirmed cases

Cairns Outbreak
Start of the outbreak: 18 December 2013
Dengue Type 1
58 confirmed cases

Last Updated: 04 February 2014

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/dengue/outbreaks/current.asp

[Shiloh]

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Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-0...-to-59/5242600

Cairns' dengue fever cases hit 59
Posted 1 hour 20 minutes ago

Queensland Health says the far north's wet weather is hampering efforts to contain a dengue fever outbreak in Cairns.

Fifty-nine cases of the mosquito-borne virus have now been confirmed in Cairns and there are another 17 cases in the Port Douglas area...

[Ronan Kelly]

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More dengue fever cases confirmed in Cairns
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath
Posted 10 hours 47 minutes ago

There are now more than 70 confirmed cases of dengue fever in Cairns in far north Queensland.

Another 11 people have been diagnosed with the mosquito-borne illness since late last week.
...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-11/more-dengue-fever-cases-confirmed-in-cairns/5251556

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Australia: 2014 Dengue cases

Current dengue outbreaks

Miallo/Port Douglas Outbreak
Start of the outbreak: 8 October 2013
Dengue Type 3
17 confirmed cases

Cairns Outbreak
Start of the outbreak: 18 December 2013
Dengue Type 1
76 confirmed cases
Last Updated: 12 February 2014

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/dengue/outbreaks/current.asp

Dengue fever case confirmed in Innisfail
Posted 8 hours 28 minutes ago

Innisfail residents in far north Queensland are being urged to take precautions against mosquitoes, with a new outbreak of dengue fever declared.

Public health authorities have confirmed a type one case and are likely to confirm a second case today.

The director of public health services, Dr Richard Gair, says it should be known by Friday whether it is linked to the Cairns outbreak, where there have been 74 type one cases since December.

"It might be an import, it might be a completely new strain," he said.
...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-12/dengue-fever-case-confirmed-in-innisfail/5254850

[Ronan Kelly]

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Townsville ?guaranteed? dengue outbreak
DANIEL BATEMAN TOWNSVILLE BULLETIN FEBRUARY 13, 2014 7:40AM 1

PUBLIC health officials have warned Townsville residents to brace for an inevitable outbreak of dengue fever, with two possible cases already under investigation.

With Cairns currently dealing with 76 type 1 dengue fever cases, unit physician Dr Steven Donohue said a dengue outbreak in Townsville this wet season was ?guaranteed?. However, the department has declined to reveal the location of the two possible cases.

?I guarantee we?re going to have a dengue outbreak,?? Dr Donohue said.

?All the factors are there.?
...

http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/townsville-guaranteed-dengue-outbreak/story-fnjfzs4b-1226825745953?from=public_rss

[Shiloh]

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Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-1...r-2014/5260294

Townsville resident tests positive to locally-acquired dengue fever
By David Chen
Posted 1 hour 19 minutes ago

Health authorities in Townsville have declared the city's first dengue fever outbreak of the year.

A West End resident tested positive to locally-acquired dengue fever overnight...

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Australia: 2014 Dengue cases

Current dengue outbreaks

Miallo/Port Douglas Outbreak
Start of the outbreak: 8 October 2013
Dengue Type 3
17 confirmed cases

Cairns/Innisfail Outbreak
Start of the outbreak: 18 December 2013
Dengue Type 1
86 confirmed cases
...
Last Updated: 18 February 2014

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/dengue/outbreaks/current.asp

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Australia: 2014 Dengue cases

Current dengue outbreaks

Miallo/Port Douglas Outbreak
Start of the outbreak: 8 October 2013
Dengue Type 3
17 confirmed cases

Cairns/Innisfail Outbreak
Start of the outbreak: 15 December 2013
Dengue Type 1
94 confirmed cases

Townsville Outbreak
Start of the outbreak: 30 January 2014
Dengue Untyped
2 confirmed cases
...

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/dengue/outbreaks/current.asp

NEWS
Alarm at surge in dengue fever outbreak around Cairns
BIANCA KEEGAN THE CAIRNS POST FEBRUARY 25, 2014 7:09AM

DENGUE fever cases in the Cairns region have surged to more than 100 cases, spanning from Miallo, near Port Douglas, to Innisfail.

The mosquito-transmitted infections are mostly concentrated in Cairns North, Cairns City and Parramatta Park.

It has reached 97 in Cairns, 17 in Port Douglas and Miallo and three in Innisfail.

Tropical Public Health Services director Dr Richard Gair is concerned that more rain forecast in the coming week could lead to a rise in mosquito breeding sites.
...

http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/alarm-at-surge-in-dengue-fever-outbreak-around-cairns/story-fnjpusyw-1226836574323