SUVA, 24 DECEMBER 2019 — There are now 24 confirmed cases of measles in Fiji since the last update on 18 December. The latest confirmed case is a 3 month old from Naikorokoro Village in Lami who is currently admitted under isolation at CWM Hospital in Suva. All earlier confirmed cases have recovered or are […]
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Dengue Fever outbreak unabated a year later
Dengue Fever outbreak continue unabated a year after it was first announced. Dengue Fever Outbreak status refers to ten or more cases identified in a month period. So far this month alone, from December 1, 2019 to December 15, total of 28 cases of dengue fever have been confirmed. In a year period from December […]
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‘Why My Baby?’: How Measles Robbed Samoa of Its Young
UPOLU,20 DECEMBER 2019 (NEW YORK TIMES) — From the beginning, Nuu Lameko’s baby daughter radiated happiness. She clapped and danced to the songs of praise at church. Often, Lameko would roll a coconut across the floor of their home to hear her giggle. “Whenever I’m having a bad day, she would have that smile to […]
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Measles outbreak: Passengers on Samoa, Auckland and Wellington flights exposed to measles
AUCKLAND, 13 DECEMBER 2019 – Passengers on board a flight from Apia to Auckland and Auckland to Wellington have been exposed to measles, after travelling with someone who did not know they were infected with the illness. The infected passenger took Air New Zealand flight NZ959 from Apia to Auckland, which departed Samoa at 22.17pm […]
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UNICEF hits out at anti-vaxxers over ‘dangerous’ message
APIA, 12 DECEMBER 2019 (RNZ PACIFIC) — UNICEF has hit out at online measles anti-vaxxers saying their message has the potential to kill vulnerable children. That comment from UNICEF Pacific representative, Sheldon Yett, comes as Samoa’s government reports that measles has now claimed the lives of 72 people- since the outbreak began in October. The […]
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Palau on Measles watch, no cases reported 96% of infants up to 3 years of age are vaccinated
Up to 96% of infants 19 to 35 months old are vaccinated against measles here in Palau and 83% of most adults 20 years and over are also vaccinated according to the report released by the Palau’s Ministry of Health. 80% of first responders such as hospital workers, border control and law enforcement officers are […]