French Polynesia: 27,000 chikungunya cases - 5 deaths

[Gert van der Hoek]

French Polynesia: first fifteen endemic cases of chikungunya

Le Point - Published 10/11/2014 at 09:27

This is the first time that the disease carried by a very active mosquito in the tropics, the "aedes aegypti" is transmitted in French Polynesia.
First fifteen endemic chikungunya cases were detected in French Polynesia, Tahiti, announced Friday night the local government. The virus had been identified in May on a patient came from Guadeloupe, where a chikungunya epidemic has spread since the beginning of the year, but this is the first time that a mosquito-borne disease, the Aedes aegypti, very present in the tropics, is transmitted in French Polynesia.

The virus was detected mainly on people of Teva I Uta, a small town south of Tahiti, the most populated island of French Polynesia. The virus was identified by Malardé Institute, in which the local government announced yesterday the creation of a "high biosecurity laboratory" designed to anticipate potential epidemics of dengue, chikungunya or Ebola .

Other communities overseas, such as Reunion, Guyana and the Caribbean have experienced outbreaks of chikungunya.

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Chikungunya: "We will not stop the epidemic in Tahiti"

Papeete, October 23 2014 With over 250 confirmed cases and 500 estimated ten days according to figures supplied by Patrick Howell, Minister of Health on Wednesday night to become the first Polynesia, the chikungunya epidemic is still under Rapid expansion on the island of Tahiti.

However, the Centre for Occupational Health and public safety (CHSP) is continuing its efforts to vector control around the outbreaks reported to the slow down and try to prevent its export to the archipelagos spared.

Although it is difficult to make statistical projections, the arrival of chikungunya virus in Tahiti, on a fully non-immunized population, leaves little room for doubt. Last year, in just five months, the zika, also a new virus in the territory had reached nearly half the population.

One can therefore expect some impressive numbers of people with the "chik". However with this mitigating factor: the patient chikungunya is often more physically reached -by notamment- joint pain that could not be porters, sometimes asymptomatic, the zika. With chikungunya, the patient remains bedridden and diffuse and less rapidly the virus, if he is vigilant about protecting it unfolds around him to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes and other to participate indirectly in the spread of virus.

St?phane Loncke, medical epidemiologist at CHSP stated: "we will not stop the epidemic in Tahiti." Yet hygiene and public health center continues spraying campaigns around confirmed cases of chikungunya, with the recommendation to the people concerned. "Insecticide sprays are just one weapon in the fight against mosquitoes but they are not sufficient by themselves. "

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Source: http://nouvellecaledonie.la1ere.fr/...-lies-au-chikungunya-en-polynesie-208116.html

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Two deaths related to chikungunya in Polynesia

By Elif Kayi
Published 11/19/2014 | 3:16 p.m., updated 11/20/2014 | 9:38

In French Polynesia, the office of health monitoring has confirmed two deaths related to chikungunya. On the archipelago, 5,000 cases of possible infection were announced a few days ago.

On Wednesday, the head of the office of health surveillance in French Polynesia, Henri-Pierre Mallet, confirmed the deaths of two patients following their infection chikungunya virus. He said that it was two people, including advanced age resulted in complications.

These two deaths are the first recorded currently in Polynesia, which has in recent weeks its first outbreak of chikungunya.

The epidemic has reached worrying proportions in the archipelago, where the Office of Health Surveillance announced last week the figure of 5,000 possible cases.

 

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Source: http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/259847/chikungunya-claims-two-lives-in-tahiti


Chikungunya claims two lives in Tahiti
Updated at 4:36 pm on 20 November 2014

Two people have died of chikungunya in French Polynesia as a result of an outbreak that began five weeks ago.

Local media report more than 8,000 people have contracted the mosquito-borne disease since the epidemic began and nearly 200 have been hospitalised...

 

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Chikungunya is gaining ground

By Webmaster Published 11/19/2014 |

The chikungunya epidemic has not peaked already 8000 people are suspected of having contracted the disease. It is characterized by the appearance of red spots, joint pain, headaches and high fever.

The most vulnerable patients, the elderly, pregnant women and young children are the subject of special attention of health services. The hospital and clinics are always full.

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Outbreak of chikungunya in Polynesia: a fifth death, 26,748 estimated cases

PAPEETE, December 5, 2014. At the end of November 2014, according to the weekly newsletter of French Polynesia Health Surveillance Office released this Friday night, an estimated 26 748 the total number of cases consulted for chikungunya cases since the declaration of the epidemic, there are 7 weeks. The estimation is performed using data from sentinel physicians distributed across the territory.

The vast majority (92%) are still reported to Tahiti (23,754 cases in total), representing an attack rate of 13% of people consulted for signs of chikungunya since the beginning of the epidemic in mid-October. The proportion of cases of chikungunya decreases in Tahiti since the distribution of cases was for six consecutive weeks 95% on Tahiti. Demonstrating that the current epidemic is gaining archipelagos. All archipelagos and the vast majority of the islands are now affected (except Rapa Tahuata and many Tuamotu atolls).

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