In one week, 53 additional cases of dengue fever were reported to health authorities. Among these “ 26 people were sampled or reside in Tahiti, 5 in Moorea, 3 in Bora Bora, 2 in Huahine, 4 in Maupiti, 1 in Raiatea, 1 in Ua Pou and 7 in Rangiroa ”, according to data from the Health Monitoring Office which notes “ an increasing trend (…) in the Windward Islands, the Leeward Islands and the Tuamotus “. 2 new clusters have also been identified: the first in Raiatea and the second in Arutua.
4 new hospitalizations were recorded and “ a case of maternal-fetal transmission was reported in a newborn at the CHPF “. However, no deaths have been reported since the start of the epidemic in November 2023.
« Furthermore, Public Health France reports an increase in cases imported from Polynesia into the French territory – around fifteen cases last month.– »
Whooping cough also continues to circulate actively with 27 new cases confirmed in one week, mainly in Tahiti.
« 4 are infants under 12 months old – 2 of whom were hospitalized -, 2 are children between 1 and 4 years old, 9 are people between 5 and 19 years old, 10 are between 20 and 79 years old », Reports the Health Monitoring Office. “ A downward trend in the overall incidence as well as the positivity rate » is however noted.
3 cases of leptospirosis were also detected in one week, as well as 8 cases of salmonellosis including 3 people having been “ contaminated during the same meal ».
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