Papua New Guinea Confirms Measles cases in Gulf and New Ireland and Capital DistrictProvinces

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Source: https://news.pngfacts.com/2019/12/png-confirms-measles-cases-in-gulf-and.html

PNG Confirms Measles cases in Gulf and New Ireland Provinces
Wednesday, December 25, 2019

The Papua New Guinea National Department of Health has confirmed two positive cases of Measles on the 22nd of December, 2019 by laboratory test performed at our Central Public Health laboratory here in Port Moresby. Two of the positive cases are from the Gulf and New Ireland Provinces respectively. The suspected cases were detected through our heightened surveillance system due to the current Measles outbreaks within our region...

 

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Cases in a New Ireland Jail - 11 suspected cases

https://postcourier.com.pg/new-ireland-and-gulf-report-cases-of-measles/

 

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Confirmation of 2 cases in Gulf and New Ireland Province: http://www.looppng.com/png-news/health-dept-confirms-measles-provinces-89192

 

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Source: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/child-t...-new-guinea-amid-fears-of-pacific-wide-threat


Child treated for measles in Papua New Guinea, amid fears of Pacific-wide threat
A baby boy is in a Papua New Guinea hospital with measles after Samoa faced its own measles outbreak.
Updated Updated 11 hours ago
By Stephanie Corsetti

A five-month-old child has been diagnosed with measles in Papua New Guinea.

The baby boy is in a stable condition at the Port Moresby hospital and will have further tests done, the hospital has confirmed to SBS News.

The infant has been admitted and remains in care, the hospital said...

 

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As of yesterday, 4 confirmed cases: 1 in Gulf and New Ireland Provinces and 2 in the National Capital District: https://postcourier.com.pg/update-png-has-four-confirmed-measles-cases/