The Ministry of Health has declared an outbreak of dengue fever in Nadi and Ba where 312 confirmed cases in the Western Division has been recorded since the beginning of this year.
The Ministry says that the majority cases of dengue fever is from Nadi and Ba Subdivisions.
A total of 140 admissions have been recorded so far this year in the Western Division and of these, 51 were admitted at Ba Mission Hospital, 54 at Nadi Subdivisional Hospital, 10 in Sigatoka, and 25 at Lautoka Divisional Hospital.
The Ministry of Health says that a total of 862 confirmed dengue cases have been recorded in Fiji from the period of 1st January to 16th February 2018, giving an incidence rate of 48.5 per 100,000 population.
They revealed that the Central division has recorded 41 confirmed dengue cases, Northern has recorded 509 confirmed cases while the Western division has recorded 312 cases.
A total of 140 admissions have been recorded so far this year in the Western Division and of these, 51 were admitted at Ba Mission Hospital, 54 at Nadi Subdivisional Hospital, 10 in Sigatoka, and 25 at Lautoka Divisional Hospital.
The majority of admissions have been in Nadi and Ba with each receiving approximately 10 patients per week.
Reports from the Western Divisional Outbreak and Response Team are that most of these patients have been admitted with severe dengue.
The Western Team have had regular communication with the Ministry’s Fiji Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Services, who have worked to ensure timely procurement and deployment of needed medical supplies.
The symptoms of dengue fever, which typically begin 5 to 7 days after being infected by a dengue virus-carrying mosquito, include the sudden onset of high fever with severe headache, pain behind the eyes/eye socket, joint pains, muscle pains, tiredness, nausea, vomiting, or skin rash.
The symptoms can last 3‑7 days before you start to feel better.
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