Pacific Syndromic Surveillance System Weekly Bulletin / Système de Surveillance Syndromique dans le Pacifique - Bulletin Hebdomadaire: W39 2018 (Sep 24-Sep 30)

The following syndromes have been flagged this week:

• Acute Fever and Rash: Northern Mariana Is, Samoa
• Dengue-like illness: French Polynesia, Palau

Other Updates:

Polio

• There has been one polio death in the current outbreak in Papua New Guinea in a 9 year old child. The fatality was in a child from Enga Province and is the first since the start of the outbreak in June this year. There have been 14 confirmed cases in six provinces. Source: Mediahttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-03/polio-death-recorded-in-png-for-first-time-in-more-than-20-years/10328594

Typhoid fever

• Fiji has reported cases of Typhoid in the Naitasiri (in three villages and one settlement) and Navosa (Naveyago village) provinces. There were 5 cases (4 confirmed, 1 suspected) from Naveyago village from 5 September to 12 September 2018 and 21 cases (14 confirmed and 7 suspected) from the Naitasiri villages from 1 August to 20 September. There have been no deaths. Investigations are ongoing. Source: Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services.