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  • Antigua: 2019 Dengue

    Source: https://antiguaobserver.com/dengue-f...ed-in-antigua/


    Dengue Fever Detected In Antigua
    Fri, January 11, 2019

    Health authorities in Antigua and Barbuda are on high alert following the confirmation of 10 Dengue related cases.

    The information was disclosed during a news conference yesterday at the Ministry of Health headquarters on lower High street.

    Doctor Anju Smith reported that two of the suspected 10 cases were confirmed through laboratory testing.

    Smith went into detail on the cases thus far, revealing that females and adults comprise the majority of those who have been affected.

    ?We haven?t had any deaths, but we have noted seven of these [patients] had to be admitted at the hospital. We have seen more adults being affected than children and we?ve had more females being detected than males. The age ranges have been from 11 months to 82 years of age.?

    She identified the residential areas where the cases have been detected.

    ?Now the areas where these persons originated with the suspected disease, Dengue, we?ve had English Harbour, Jennings, Ovals, Ottos, Gambles, Potters and Gray?s Farm,? Dr Smith said...

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    Source: http://rjrnewsonline.com/local/five-...ntigua-barbuda

    Five more suspected dengue cases reported in Antigua & Barbuda
    7:53 am, Tue January 22, 2019

    Health officials in Antigua & Barbuda have reported an additional five suspected cases of dengue fever in the country.

    These additional cases increase to 15 the total number of suspected cases from April 2018 to January 18,2019. Only two of the cases have been confirmed...

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    • #3
      Source: https://antiguaobserver.com/six-conf...ue-in-antigua/

      Six confirmed cases of Dengue in Antigua
      Article Published: January 29, 2019

      The number of suspected Dengue cases in Antigua and Barbuda between April 2018 and January 2019 now stands at 21, of which six have been confirmed by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA).

      According to a statement from the Ministry of Health and the Environment, CARPHA has also confirmed, through laboratory testing, the presence of Dengue type 3 in the country...

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