The following syndromes have been flagged:
- Acute Fever and Rash: French Polynesia, Kiribati, Tonga
- Diarrhoea: Federated States of Micronesia, Tokelau
Other updates:
Chikungunya
- Chikungunya outbreaks are on-going in American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Samoa and Tokelau.
- Cook Islands: As of 25 January 2015, there were 13 dengue-like illness cases seen all of which tested dengue RDT negative. Since November 2014 there have been seven Chikungunya cases confirmed by the Institut Louis Malarde (ILM), French Polynesia.
- French Polynesia : As of 18 January 2015, the estimated number of cases of Chikungunya is more than 66,000 since 10 October 2014. The cumulative attack rate is 25%.
Dengue
- Dengue outbreaks are occurring in Fiji, French Polynesia and Tonga
- Fiji reports 68 laboratory confirmed cases in the Northern division. The outbreak is localised in the Macuata sub-division; specifically in rural areas. Samples will be sent for serotyping to ILM, French Polynesia.
- Dengue serotype-1 outbreak is ongoing in French Polynesia.There were 10 cases confirmed for week ending 18 January 2015. The weekly number of cases in decreasing.
Leptospirosis
- As of 18 January 2015 there have been seven Leptospirosis cases reported in French Polynesia for the year, including a death in a 14 year old.
Measles
- There are measles outbreaks occurring in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
- As of 25 January 2015 there have been in excess of 22 000 reported confirmed, probable, and suspected cases of EVD in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone with almost 8800 deaths. A total of 30 new confirmed cases were reported in Guinea, 4 in Liberia, and 65 in Sierra Leone in the 7 days to 25 January.
- A total of 816 confirmed health worker infections have been reported in the 3 intense-transmission countries; there have been 488 reported deaths
- To review recent Pacific Ebola updates on PacNet please refer to our web page on the provided link Ebola resources for PICs
Influenza A (H7N9)
- British Columbia, Canada has confirmed its first case of Influenza A (H7N9) in a traveller returning from China. The individual was not symptomatic during travel and only became sick after arrival in Canada. The individual did not require hospitalization and is currently recovering from their illness, in self-isolation.