Dengue Outbreak

Marshall Islands extends dengue health emergency

While cases of dengue fever on Ebeye Island have dropped to a daily trickle, Majuro continues to see high numbers, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Health and Human Services.

President Hilda Heine signed the second one-month extension of the declaration of health emergency, which will see it extend to early November.

Ebeye is where the dengue outbreak started, with the first case reported in late May.

Dengue outbreak declared in Cook Islands

Of these cases, one was a visitor from French Polynesia with dengue type 3, while the others were dengue type 1.

The ministry said authorities have diagnosed four probable dengue cases this week, one of whom recently arrived from Fiji.

It is reminding the public keep home and work environments clean and to safely dispose of water-retaining containers; to avoid mosquito bites by covering up, using repellents and screen doors, and to see a doctor if fever, pain behind the eyes, or muscle aches develop.

NZ minister wants better dengue warnings at Pacific airports

Aupito William Sio was responding to the outbreak of dengue in Tonga where a New Zealand girl contracted the disease and died.

The 12-year-old had been visiting family in the kingdom.

Aupito has called for greater regional awareness about the risk of dengue, saying public health authorities have lots of information available internally.

Nauru report: Dozens affected by dengue

Guardian Australia reported that this included ten asylum seekers, one of who has been medi-vacced to Australia.

On Monday, Nauru issued a plea for residents to keep their compounds clean and to remove containers holding stagnant water in order to reduce breeding sites for mosquitoes.

The Guardian said Nauru and Australian immigration officials had called a crisis meeting amid fears the outbreak could overwhelm the island's public health system.