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  • American Samoa: 2017 Dengue

    Source: http://www.radionz.co.nz/internation...arks-emergency

    Dengue in American Samoa sparks emergency
    From Dateline Pacific, 4:03 pm on 7 March 2017

    The acting American Samoa Governor, Lemanu Peleti Mauga, has declared a public health emergency following the confirmation of 3 people with dengue fever by the Hawaii State Laboratory.

    There were also two confirmed cases of dengue in the months of November and December last year.

    Suspected cases as on the middle of February stood at 30...

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    Dengue suspected cause of American Samoa death
    2:48 pm today

    American Samoan medical staff are trying to ascertain whether dengue fever was the cause of death of a teenager over the weekend.


    Deputy Chief Medical Officer at LBJ Hospital Dr Annie Fuavai said that while they strongly suspect dengue, off-island laboratory tests are needed to confirm that the young man died from dengue.
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    American Samoan medical staff are trying to ascertain whether dengue fever was the cause of death of a teenager over the weekend.
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