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Dengue 3 Outbreak, Palau, December 2018 – August 2019 - Report Date: August 13, 2019

Countries
Palau
Sources
Govt. Palau
Publication date

Outbreak Overview

On Friday, December 7, 2018, the Palau Ministry of Health alerted the public of an outbreak of dengue fever following the first ever laboratory confirmation of two cases with dengue serotype-3. This poses a significant concern for public health as the whole population is potentially vulnerable to infection.

In response to the outbreak, the Ministry of Health activated its emergency response team on December 7, 2018. The team has been tasked with raising community awareness of the outbreak and dengue prevention measures, conducting disease surveillance and reporting, strengthening environmental control measures, and ensuring adequate resources are available to combat the outbreak.

Between August 5-11, 2019, there were 29 new cases and. This brings the total from December 1, 2018 to August 11, 2019 to 486 cases.

There has been one death attributed to dengue infection during this outbreak.