Dengue case have been going on for 11 months now since December last year and this prolonged outbreak is due to unusually wet weather conditions that Palau has been experiencing for nearly a year. “Except for few weeks where we have had brief dry spells, it has been raining heavily nearly every month since January,” […]
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Palau president slams allegations of shutting down ‘state of emergency’ for dengue problem
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. slammed the allegations of shutting down a recommendation to declare a state of emergency (SOE) to solve dengue outbreak in Palau. During the press conference on Wednesday, Remengesau took a defensive stance that no one has ever shut down plans to declare SOE to address the dengue problem in the country. […]
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Two cases of ‘imported dengue’ in Palau
Palau has received two cases of “imported dengue” that arrived via tourists from Thailand. The two tourists were infected with dengue fever serotype 1. Palau had only dengue serotype 2 and 3. As per the Ministry of Health press release, two imported cases were tourists visiting Palau from Thailand who presented themselves with Dengue-like symptoms […]
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MOH in contact with regional health representatives in tackling rising dengue cases
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said it is in touch with the public health representatives of the neighboring islands in addressing the rising dengue cases in the country that is now affecting visitors. In a statement sent to the Times, the MOH stated that it is in contact with the health officials of the Commonwealth […]
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Dengue death toll now at 2, cases reach to 586
The most recent update on dengue fever suggests that 502 Palauans caught dengue since the declaration of theoutbreak. There have been two deaths attributed to dengue and the total number of dengue cases has reached up to 586. “There have been cases reported in 13 out of 16 states. Another death attributed to dengue infection […]
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Palau’s dengue outbreak spills over to neighboring islands
Palau’s dengue outbreak is now affecting other islands in the region as reports stated that some dengue cases in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) this year were confirmed to have been contracted by patients during a visit in the country. The CNMI’s Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC), in a press statement […]