The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that the number of individuals infected with dengue virus has now reached 203 since the declaration of its outbreak in December. As of the latest data sent to Island Times, 34 dengue cases were recorded for the month of May and out of these, 12 were recorded between May […]
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Palau remains under dengue outbreak watch
Palau remains under Dengue Outbreak status since the declaration in December of 2018. Between 15-21 April there were 8 lab confirmed cases according to report from Ministry of Health, bringing a total of 164 cases since 1 December 2018. Of these cases, 100 were identified as serotype-3 cases by the Hawaii State laboratory. No deaths […]
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Practice 3s for Dengue Prevention: MOH
The Ministry of Health (MOH) is urging the public to practice the recommended 3S of Dengue Prevention. The Ministry elaborating on the ‘3s’ recommends ‘Searching & Eliminating’ mosquito-breeding sites in and around homes as mosquitoes prefer to breed within or near places where humans live. It further urges to remove or empty containers of standing […]
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66 more dengue cases recorded since December
Sixty-six more dengue cases were recorded by the Belau National Hospital from December to January 20. According to the national hospital’s report, five of the new cases were noted between January 7 to 20 alone. Majority of those who acquired dengue fever or 74.2 percent were residents of Koror, one of the most populated states, […]
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Dengue on the rise again
Intermittent rain rings in New Year 2019 and with it the growing dengue fever epidemic. Ministry of Health confirmed this week 35 dengue cases received in December, with 2 now in critical condition. It also confirmed one new case admitted on January 1st. Early December of 2018, more than 10 cases of confirmed dengue cases […]
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Dengue cases now at 26
Cases of Dengue fever in Palau have now risen to 26 according to the latest situation report issued by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on December 18. The MOH previously declared Dengue Outbreak alert after dengue fever cases were observed to surpass the threshold of 10 cases a month. The Ministry also alerted the public […]