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Cook Islands: 2021 Dengue

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/dengue-fever-outbreak-in-cook-islands/47VP5TILTTHF6GUGTQKWJU3XFI/


Dengue fever outbreak in Cook Islands
3 Feb, 2021 03:45 PM
By: Thomas Bywater

The Cook Islands has declared an outbreak of Dengue fever in the community.

At midday yesterday NZDT, Cook Islands prime minister Mark Brown said there had been eight confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne disease.

The prime minister said there would be an "island wide operation" to clear out mosquito breeding sites, following the return of results from New Zealand LabPlus...
 
Source: https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/dengue-fever-cases-climbing/

Dengue fever cases climbing
Saturday 24 April 2021 | Written by Emmanuel Samoglou |


The dengue fever outbreak shows no signs of abating with the total number of suspected, probable and confirmed cases of type-2 dengue sitting at 317.

The total number of cases have increased 44 per cent since the beginning of the month.

Cases have been steadily climbing since the outbreak was declared by Te Marae vOra Ministry of Health in early February this year.

The majority of cases have been found in Rarotonga, however single cases have also been identified in Aitutaki and Mauke. Officials have carried out island-wide clean-up operations and awareness campaigns on both islands.

A total of 35 residents have been hospitalised with dengue-like symptoms during the current outbreak. This represents about 50 per cent increase in hospitalisations from 23 recording a month ago...
 
Source: https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/more-dengue-cases-in-the-pa-enua/

More dengue cases in the Pa Enua
Wednesday 26 May 2021 | Written by Emmanuel Samoglou | Published in Local, National

The number of probable and confirmed type-2 dengue cases has reached 199 as of May 24, according to a report prepared by Te Marae Ora (TMO) Ministry of Health.

An additional case has recently been registered on Aitutaki. Two cases have now been detected on the island, with additional cases on Mauke and Mangaia.

Probable cases are those that test positive for the NS1 non-structural protein of the dengue virus, while cases are designated as confirmed after further testing is carried out in New Zealand...
 
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