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The following syndrome has been flagged:
· Diarrhoea: Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Tonga
· Influenza-like illness: Vanuatu
· Prolonged fever: Fiji
Other updates:
Mumps
· Marshall Islands: As of 31 March there have been 223 probable cases seen since October 2016. Majority of cases are in the 10-14 years age group. Schools have been advised to review the students immunisation cases to ensure students have received 2(two) doses of the Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine which is administered routinely. There have been radio announcements and mass texting of mobile number to advise the public on prevention measures. Source: Mumps Situation report 25 March 2017.
Dengue
· Vanuatu: dengue serotype-2 outbreak ongoing with 2,591 cases as of 6 April 2017, including 104 (4%) hospitalisations (since Nov 2016). The weekly number of cases is decreasing. Source: Vanuatu MoH
• New Caledonia: As of 6 April 2017 there have been 2,404 cases since 1 September 2016. There have been 3 deaths reported. Dengue virus serotypes 1, 2 and 3 are in circulation. Source: Department of Health & Social Affairs, New Caledonia
· Solomon Islands: As of 19 March 2017, there have been 11,875 cases since 15 August 2016. The majority of cases have been reported from Honiara (9,082 cases or 77%) and Guadalcanal (2263 cases or 19%) provinces respectively. Individuals less than 24 years of age constituted approximately 60% of the cases.
A total of 15 suspected dengue cases were admitted to the National Referral Hospital (in Week 11 (13 to 19 March, 2017) making the total number of hospitalizations since 15 August 2016 to be 809. Overall data shows the number of dengue cases has decreased significant since mid-January. Source: Solomon Islands Ministry of Health & Medical Services dengue outbreak external SitRep No. 24.
Hepatitis A
· As of 31 March 2017 there have been 154 confirmed cases in the Republic of Marshall Islands since September 2016. Majority of the cases are among pre-school or. Overall the rate of new cases appears to be decreasing due to immunization activities. Source: RMI Situation report 31 March 2017.