DENGUE/DHF UPDATES (41): 21 OCT 2002 ************************************ A ProMED-mail post <http://www.promedmail.org> ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases <http://www.isid.org> In these updates: [1] India (Chandigarh) [2] India (Surat) [3] & [4] China (Hong Kong SAR) [5} New Caledonia [6] Panama ****** [1] Date: Mon 14 Oct 2002 From: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org> Source: Chandigarh Newsline, Mon 14 Oct 2002 [edited] <http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=32310> Manimajra: 127 Suspected Dengue Fever Cases ------------------------------------------- As of 13 Oct 2002, as many as 127 persons reported with fever at Civil Hospital, Manimajra, while 159 blood samples collected for platelet examination were sent for medical examination in [from? to?] General Hospital, Sector 16 (GH-16). The statement issued by Director of Health Services, Dr. C.P. Bansal, however, did not clarify whether it is suspected [of being] dengue or some other fever. Today, 11 patients were admitted in GH-16 and 11 patients to the Civil Hospital, Manimajra. All the patients are under observation. According to the doctors, these patients are also suspected dengue fever cases. Serology reports on the samples have been sent to the PGI and [verdicts] are awaited. The health department in Chandigarh continued field operations in high-risk areas in Manimajra. After the rainfall, tires and other discarded containers in the motor market area were full of water. Sunday being a holiday, special teams were deployed in the motor market area to treat all [potential] mosquito breeding sites, including tires. [The precise diagnosis] of the disease will be confirmed after 15 days, when the serological test report is made public. All the patients are stated to be in a stable condition. ****** [2] Date: Wed 16 Oct 2002 From: Pablo Nart <p.nart@virgin.net> Source: The Times of India, Tue 15 Oct 2002 [edited] <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=25300050> While 2 patients suspected to be suffering from dengue died, 13 others were admitted with symptoms of malaria and dengue to the New Civil Hospital on Mon 14 Oct 2002. Sources in the hospital said that a resident of Umiyanagar, and a resident of Palanpur Patia, died during treatment for dengue fever. Both the deceased were admitted to the hospital last week in advanced stages of the illness, sources said. On Thursday, 3 cases of suspected dengue were reported from different parts of the city by health officials of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC). SMC has undertaken a sustained cleanliness drive for the past month, but most of the cases of dengue and malaria are being reported from areas outside the municipal limits. ****** [3] Date: Wed 16 Oct 2002 From: Pablo Nart <p.nart@virgin.net> Source: Via Newsline (Xinhua via COMTEX), Tue 15 Oct 2002 [edited] <http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/index.htm> The Department of Health of Hong Kong confirmed on Tue 15 Oct 2002 one more imported case of dengue fever and urged members of the public to guard against the disease. A spokesman for the department said the case involved a 29-year-old man, who developed fever, headache, and rash on 4 Oct 2002. He has recovered. Members of the public are reminded to take precautionary measures against mosquito bites and actively participate in the elimination of mosquito breeding sites. So far, 37 confirmed cases of dengue fever were reported in Hong Kong this year. Of these, 17 were imported cases and 20 local cases. ****** [4] Date: Thu 17 Oct 2002 From: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org> Source: Xinhua News Agency (via COMTEX), Thu 17 Oct 2002 [edited] The Department of Health of Hong Kong confirmed 2 more imported cases of dengue fever on Thu 17 Oct 2002 and urged the public to guard against the disease. This has brought the number of confirmed cases of dengue fever in Hong Kong this year to 39, with 19 imported cases and 20 local cases. A spokesman for the department said the 2 cases involved women aged 28 and 38, respectively. They both traveled to a southeast Asian country during the incubation period. The 28-year-old has recovered and the 38-year-old is in a stable condition, the spokesman said. The spokesman reminded the public to take precautionary measures against mosquito bites and actively participate in the elimination of mosquito breeding places. ****** [5] Date: Wed 16 Oct 2002 From: Pablo Nart <p.nart@virgin.net> Source: PACNEWS via Newsline, Mon 14 Oct 2002 [edited] <http://www.pacnews.org/> People in Wallis and Futuna are being advised to take precautions against the spread of dengue after 3 cases were confirmed in the south of Wallis. The newspaper, Les Nouvelles Caledoniennes, said several dozen suspected cases had been reported earlier in the week. Travellers to the French territory are being advised to apply insect repellents and to contact a doctor should they get a fever. Those flying out to New Caledonia have been given brochures warning them that any outbreak of a fever should be checked to determine whether it is dengue fever. The same campaign softened the impact of earlier dengue outbreaks in New Caledonia and French Polynesia. ****** [6] Date: Sat 19 Oct 2002 From: Pablo Nart <p.nart@virgin.net> Source: La Prensa (Panama), Sat 19 Oct 2002 (translated by MJ) [edited] <http://www.prensa.com/hoy/portada/747046.html> Health authorities confirmed yesterday that the laboratory results from a 39-year-old woman of the Embera indigenous people, a resident of the San Miguelito district, had tested positive for dengue hemorrhagic fever. Manuel Lobo, Health Director for the region of San Miguelito, stated that the disease was confirmed yesterday morning [Fri 18 Oct 2002] through testing by a second laboratory. According to Lobo, the patient is in serious but stable condition and remains hospitalized in the Metropolitan Hospital Complex. This is the second case of dengue fever registered in the country this year. The first case was detected last February, in the jurisdiction of Tocumen. Lobo stated that breeding sites for the mosquito that transmits the disease (_Aedes aegypti_) had been identified in the patient's home, located in a community of the Valle de Urraca, in San Miguelito. As a result, an area of 400 meters around the victim's home had been sprayed, but, Lobo explained, this procedure only eliminates adult mosquitoes, while the eggs and larvae remain in stagnant waters and water stored in containers or other places inside the home. He added that 42 percent of the foci of mosquito breeding sites are, in fact, useful containers inside the home. Lobo stated that the mosquito infestation index in San Miguelito is high, with an average index of 7.4 percent. The government has extended for another 3 months the program by which 150 health workers were designated to search for breeding sites and educate the area residents on the importance of strict hygiene practices. -- ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org> [see also: Dengue/DHF updates (01): 14 Jan 2002 20020115.3265 Dengue/DHF updates (37): 23 Sep 2002 20020923.5384 Dengue/DHF updates (37): 23 Sep 2002: correction 20020923.5386 Dengue/DHF updates (40): 14 Oct 2002 20021014.5548 2001 ---- Dengue - India (Delhi) 20011014.2524 Dengue/DHF - Panama 20010804.1524 Dengue/DHF - Panama (02) 20011110.2782 Dengue/DHF updates (01): 8 Jan 2001 20010108.0064 Dengue/DHF updates (21): 18 Dec 2001 20011218.3058 1999 ---- Dengue - India (Mumbai) 19991011.1820 Dengue - India (north) 19990925.1713 Dengue/DHF - New Caledonia 19990330.0502 Dengue/DHF - New Caledonia (02) 19990606.0958 Dengue/DHF - Panama 19991103.1968 1998 ---- Dengue, imported - China (Hong Kong) 19980513.0942 Dengue - India (Maharashtra) 19980601.1050 Dengue - India (Maharashtra) (04) 19980918.1876 Dengue - New Caledonia & Cook Islands: data 19980508.0897 Dengue - New Caledonia (02) 19980217.0307 Dengue - New Caledonia (05) 19980910.1821 Dengue 2 - New Caledonia (03) 19980327.0566 Dengue - Panama 19980724.1407 Dengue - Panama (03) 19981216.2383] ................mpp/cp/pg/lm *##########################################################* ProMED-mail makes every effort to verify the reports that are posted, but the accuracy and completeness of the information, and of any statements or opinions based thereon, are not guaranteed. 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