Pacific Syndromic Surveillance System Weekly Bulletin / Système de Surveillance Syndromique dans le Pacifique - Bulletin Hebdomadaire: W1 2019 (Dec 31-Jan 6)
The following syndromes have been flagged this week:
• Acute Fever and Rash: Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Kiribati
• Prolonged fever: French Polynesia
Other updates:
Invasive Meningococcal Disease
• American Samoa reports one case of Meningococcal B in a 2 month old returned traveler from New Zealand. The patient was treated and has recovered. Source: Personal communication with American Samoa Department of Health Epidemiologist.
Dengue
• Vanuatu reports an imported case in a traveler from Solomon Islands. Serotype result pending. Source: Vanuatu Ministry of Health.
• New Caledonia declared an outbreak on 21 December 2018. Majority of the cases are dengue serotype-2 with 10 % hospitalization rate. For further details please refer to PacNet post by Ludovic Floury on 7 January 2019.