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  • Samoa: 2017 Dengue

    Source: http://www.radionz.co.nz/internation...eaths-in-samoa



    16 Aug 2017
    Dengue fever suspected over deaths in Samoa
    2:24 pm on 16 August 2017

    Two people are suspected to have died from dengue fever in Samoa and the Ministry of Health has issued an alert about an outbreak in the country.

    The Samoa Observer reported the ministry had identified 25 positive cases with two suspected to have led to the deaths which are still being investigated...


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    Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/samoa/d...-december-2017
    Dengue Serotype 2 Outbreak in Samoa 2017: Situational Report No. 1 (December 2017)

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    from Government of Samoa Published on 13 Dec 2017


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    Outbreak overview
    Samoa has confirmed a Dengue fever serotype2 outbreak that was detected in the month of October 2017. A bunch of blood samples were confirmed at the ESR Lab in New Zealand. From what we have, a cumulative total of 1,522 clinical and confirmed cases with 339 hospital admissions were recorded as of December 3rd. There have been 4 dengue related deaths recorded...

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      Source: https://www.radionz.co.nz/internatio...-rises-to-five

      Dengue death toll in Samoa rises to five
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      The figure was confirmed by Samoa's Ministry of Health, which says the number of people affected by the mosquito borne disease has increased from 1700 to 2446 since October.

      The Ministry said people under 19 were the age group most affected by the outbreak...

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