Macau: 2019 Dengue

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Source: https://www.macaubusiness.com/healt...fever-due-to-outbreak-in-neighboring-regions/
June 13, 2019
Health authority fears epidemic of dengue fever due to outbreak in neighboring regions
By LUSA

Macau (MNA) ? The Macau Health Bureau (SS) acknowledged on Thursday that the severe outbreak of dengue fever in neighboring regions raised the risk of epidemic in the territory and called for further prevention work.

?The spread of the dengue fever in the regions neighboring Macau is very serious and increases the risk of the dengue fever epidemic [in the city],? authorities said in their statement.

The SS emphasized that ?all physicians should be alert to patients with dengue fever symptoms and should quickly proceed with registration and tests?, adding that ?the SS Public Health Laboratory provides free dengue fever tests to all medical institutions?.

Since the beginning of 2019, 16 local cases and 163 imported cases of dengue fever have been registered, the highest numbers of the last ten years, accoriding to the SS...

 

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Source: https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/heal...dents-to-guard-against-infectious-fevers.html

Health authority reminds residents to guard against infectious fevers
- Tuesday, August 13, 2019 - 12 hours ago

The Health Bureau (SSM) reported two separate imported cases of infectious fevers, one being Dengue Fever and the other Chikungunya Fever. The bureau reminds residents to conduct mosquito control, as the insect is the main medium for contagion for both fevers.

Prior to contracting the diseases, both patients had traveled to Thailand. Both are staying home for recovery, and the SSM says it will conduct mosquito control at both patients? places...

...There have been 12 imported cases of Dengue Fever recorded so far this year. Five people were infected after traveling to Cambodia, two in Malaysia, one in the Philippines, one in Singapore and three in Thailand.

Chikungunya Fever is far less common, with only four imported cases on record. AL