What we know: Dengue fever in Samoa

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What we know: Dengue fever in Samoa

New Zealand Doctor team

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Samoa has declared a dengue outbreak with over 200 confirmed cases

Samoa has declared a dengue outbreak with over 200 confirmed cases since November, with the majority on the main island of Upolu, including the capital Apia, with cases also recorded on Savai’i.

The Science Media Centre has supplied comment from a number of experts on the current situation. The following is from Immunisation Advisory Centre medical advisor Joan Ingram

Here’s what we know, Cases of dengue have increased more than six-fold since 2000 Samoa has declared a dengue outbreak with over 200 confirmed cases, and health of