Trinidad & Tobago confirms local cases of chikungunya

[Gert van der Hoek]

Fever signs alert

THU, JUNE 05, 2014 - 12:08 AM

Local health authorities are on heightened alert for ?indigenous? cases of chikungunya fever.

That is following a positive result in one of the 62 samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in Trinidad, for testing between December last year, when the first case was reported in the region, and the end of May.

Minister of Health John Boyce yesterday told members of the media that the lone case recorded locally was imported through a male who arrived in Barbados on May 25 and had since returned to his country.

Boyce said local health officials remained in contact with both the Ministry of Health and chief medical officer in the country from which the man with the confirmed case came.

Barbados has a chikungunya jingle to sensitise people to the mosquito-borne disease, and it has also issued a travel advisory asking people travelling to places with confirmed cases to take the necessary precautions. (YB)

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Trinidad confirms first local cases of chikungunya

Trinidad confirms first local cases of chikungunya

Three chikungunya cases in T&T

By port of spain - Michelle Loubon

Jul 13, 2014

Chikungunya, commonly known as CHIKV, has entered 26 Caribbean countries and ?it is spreading at one country per week?, Dr James Hospedales, executive director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), said yesterday.

Chikungunya is a viral disease which is spread by the dreaded aedes aegypti mosquito, which also spreads dengue fever. It is characterised by severe pains in the joints. In the dialect of a tribe in East Africa, CHIKV, means ?that which bends you up.?

Asked to give an update on the status of CHIKV, Hospedales, in a telephone interview yesterday, said: ?The Ministry of Health has confirmed three people got CHIKV based on the lab tests at CARPHA. It is spreading at one country a week. What has been predicted for some time has come to pass because 26 Caribbean countries have reported cases since it entered in December last year. It recently got into the big islands like Haiti and Dominican Republic. It is in Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.?

Hospedales confirmed there have been three cases locally. On Sunday, in newspaper advertisements, Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan confirmed there were three cases of chikungunya infection locally. The release also called upon the population to practise protective measures, including wearing loose-fitting clothing and getting rid of old tyres.

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Forty-three cases of Chikungunya in T&T

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 ?

(Trinidad Express) Principal Medical Officer of Environmental Health at the Ministry of Health (MoH) Dr Clive Tiluckdharry said 43 people have contracted ChikV, which is spread by the dreaded Aedes Aegypti mosquito. But he also said the exact number of cases will be confirmed on Monday.

Asked to give an update yesterday, Dr Tiluckdharry said: ?We have 43 confirmed ChikV cases. 42 here and one in Tobago. The exact number still needs to be confirmed. I will confirm it on Monday when I get into office.?

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Authorities alarmed by ChikV spread in smaller islands

Anna-Lisa Paul

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Even as local authorities ramp up clean-up operations to try and stem the spread of the chikungunya virus, health authorities in Grenada are alarmed by its rampant spread in the smaller islands.

In an article in the weekly newspaper the Grenada Informer, health officials expressed concern that of the 7,500 population of the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique, more than 65 per cent of residents had contracted the virus.

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Source: http://www.stabroeknews.com/2014/news/regional/09/19/two-tt-schools-shut-over-chikungunya-virus/


Two T&T schools shut over Chikungunya virus
September 19, 2014 ? By Stabroek editor ?
1 hour ago

(Trinidad Guardian) Two schools in Port-of-Spain have been shut down because of several confirmed cases of the chikungunya virus. Sources said that the Newtown Boys? and Girls? RC Schools were closed yesterday so that Port-of-Spain City Corporation officials could deal with the problem. A school source said close to a dozen students from Newtown Girls? and Boys? had complained of flu-like symptoms over the past two weeks and at least four were confirmed cases of ChikV.

The affected students were said to be from the Belmont and Maraval areas...

 

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Source: http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/6-suspected-CHIKV-cases-under-probe-in-Tobago-275859411.html

6 suspected CHIKV cases under probe in Tobago
By \\\\\ Elizabeth Williams
Story Created: Sep 19, 2014 at 11:43 PM ECT

Six suspected cases of the dreaded mosquito-borne chikungunya virus (CHIKV) are being investigated in Tobago.

Health Secretary Claudia Groome-Duke yesterday confirmed the investigations by the Division of Health.

One case was confirmed on September 4 by the division.

The person, a resident of Plymouth, has since been treated and has returned to work. ..

 

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Source: http://zizonline.com/1000-suspected-cases-of-chik-v-in-trinidad/

1,000 suspected cases of CHIK-V in Trinidad
October 23, 2014

Port of Spain, Trinidad ? Trinidad and Tobago now has about 1,000 suspected cases of chikungunya. This was revealed yesterday by Chief Medical Officer at the Minis?try of Health Dr Colin Furlonge, who said key stakeholders in the fight against chikungunya met on Tuesday with the intention of appointing a multi-sectoral task force to combat the virus...

 

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Source: http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Fuad-164-diagnosed-ChikV-cases-283283351.html

Fuad: 164 diagnosed ChikV cases
By Ria Taitt Political Editor
Story Created: Nov 19, 2014 at 10:01 PM ECT

Health Minister Fuad Khan said yesterday there were ?164 fully diagnosed cases? of chikungunya (ChikV) in Trinidad and Tobago.

He said there were 2,000 suspected cases...

 

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Source: http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news...more-CHIKV-cases-than-reported-283609061.html

Health official: Many more CHIKV cases than reported
By Michelle Loubon
Story Updated: Nov 22, 2014 at 11:22 PM ECT

Dr Adelle Chin, who has been authorised by the Ministry of Health to deal with international health regulations and the protocol of entry to Trinidad and Tobago in light of the threat of Ebola, says CHIKV statistics are a lot more than the 3,500 suspected cases in the country.
?Some people don?t seek medical assistance. Some people just stay home,? she said.
Chin made the comment last Wednesday during the question and answer segment on Ebola/CHIKV at the Trinidad Hotels, Restaurants and Tourism Association general meeting at Jaffa Restaurant, Port of Spain...

 

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Source: http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Reported-ChikV-cases-fall-below-5-per-cent-in-TT-285562921.html

Reported ChikV cases fall below 5 per cent in T&T
By Michelle Loubon
Story Updated: Dec 11, 2014 at 9:20 PM ECT

Two hundred and fifty six cases of chikungunya (ChikV) were reported in Trinidad and Tobago during the first week in December.

This figure which came from the Caribbean Health Agency (CARPHA) was disclosed yesterday by Principal Medical Officer of Environmental Health, Dr Clive Tilluckdharry who said he suspects about 6,000 people have contracted it...