Acute rash in American Samoa- confirmed Chikungunya

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


Acute rash in American Samoa
Updated at 1:46 pm on 22 July 2014

A total of 48 people are now seeking medical attention from a fever and rash outbreak in American Samoa.

Patients are also showing symptoms such as body pains, and red spot-bumps.

The youngest patient is a 2-month-old while the eldest is 68.

The department of health says the illness is caused by a mosquito-spread dengue-like virus...

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Re: Acute rash in American Samoa

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American Samoa warns about illness outbreak
Posted: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 8:46 am

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) ? American Samoa is issuing a health alert after about 100 people went to the territory's only hospital with symptoms similar to Dengue fever.

The Department of Health and LBJ Medical Center officials say they detected an illness outbreak among people on the main island of Tutuila having fever, rash and joint pain in the past two weeks.

Health Director Motusa Tuileama Nua says the outbreak may be from mosquito-spread diseases in the South Pacific...

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Re: Acute rash in American Samoa

Source: http://www.radionz.co.nz/internation...fever-outbreak


American Samoan death linked to fever outbreak
Updated at 8:12 am today

The LBJ Hospital and Department of Health in American Samoa are awaiting lab results of blood samples before determining the death of a 28 year old man.

There are suspicions the cause was the acute fever rash disease, which appears to be spreading in the territory.

The Director of Health, Motusa Tuileama Nua, says the man's blood samples, as well as those of 23 others affected, have been sent off-island for testing and it will take up to two weeks before the results are known...

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Re: Acute rash in American Samoa- confirmed Chikungunya

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


Chikungunya virus confirmed in American Samoa
Updated at 9:30 am today

The Health Department in American Samoa says it has confirmed the acute rash outbreak as cases of Chikungunya, a virus similar to dengue fever.

Three of the samples sent off island for testing have been confirmed as the virus, which are the first confirmed cases of Chikungunya in American Samoa...