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New
Caledonia registers 150 new dengue cases a day
14
March,2013
New
Caledonia’s Ministry of Health says every day 150 people are being
diagnosed with dengue fever.
The
head of Public Health, Dr Jean Paul Grangeon, says improved testing
means everyone presenting dengue symptoms, such as high fever and
body aches, has a blood test to confirm the illness.
He
says the analysis has the benefits of both better vector control of
mosquitos in outbreak areas and earlier treatment for patients with
complications.
He
says 4,600 people have contracted dengue since the season began in
October last year.
“Well
we’re detecting biologically 150 cases a day. Which is quite a lot
but we’re doing it to each case so that’s why there are so many
cases being notified because we’re going to each person who’s got
fever and joint pain, we’re doing some analysis and blood tests and
that’s why we are having so many cases.”
Dr
Grangeon says the weekly number of people detected with the disease
has been similar over the past three weeks.
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