By: Summer Kennard KOROR, Palau — “I just threw away the food and had to buy another one.” One consumer’s response after finding a bandage in prepared food points to a larger public-health question: Are consumers in Palau aware of where and how to report suspected food-safety problems? Island Times spoke with five consumers who […]
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Dengue serotype 3 virus hits Palau for the first time
Palau’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has recorded for the first time cases of dengue fever transmitted by the bite of mosquitos infected with Dengue Serotype 3 virus, a different mosquito-borne virus that has never been seen before in the country, prompting the health institution to immediately issue alert. The MOH revealed that two confirmed cases […]