29 MAY 1998. : TONGA: DISEASE (DENGUE)
"[We have received the following dengue update from Tonga
-- Many thanks to Dr Ian Welch and Tonga Ministry of Health -- TK] Ministry
of Health in Tonga has advised latest figures on dengue in Tonga as of
29 May 1998. Since February 1998 there has been a total of 438 clinically
suspected cases of dengue presented at Vaiola Hospital on Tongatapu. Of
the 438 clinical cases, a total of 220 cases have had serology tests and
70 of these have confirmed evidence of dengue. Dengue type 2 has been identified.
There has been one death of a child of 6 years with confirmed dengue. The
child had been admitted to hospital 'in extremis'. At this time, there
is little evidence of dengue in outer islands. There is now a significant
reduction in the number of clinical cases of dengue type illness presenting
at Vaiola Hospital on Tongatapu."--Ian Welch --Tom Kiedrzynski <tomk@spc.org.nc>
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