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GLIDE Record
(1738 of 8305)
Event:
EP Epidemic
Number:
2017-000184
Country:
WSM Samoa
Location:
Date (YMD):
2017-10-30
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Information Source:
WHO, Government of Samoa
Comments:
The World Health Organization reported that a dengue serotype-2 outbreak is ongoing in Samoa (WHO, 5 Nov 2017). The Government of Samoa later confirmed that the outbreak was detected in October 2017, estimating a cumulative total of four dengue-related deaths; 1,522 clinical and confirmed cases; and 339 hospital admissions (Gov't of Samoa, 13 Dec 2017). Outbreaks were also reported in Wallis and Futuna (France), Fiji, French Polynesia (France), Kiribati, Tonga and Vanuatu.
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