Reports

Event highlights • Measles outbreaks are ongoing in four Pacific Islands Countries and areas (PICs; Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, American Samoa), which are diverse in scale and stage of the outbreak, as well as the country context. • A laboratory…

Executive Summary The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is already in crisis not only in its vulnerability but its state of emergency with regard to natural disasters and climate change. Sea level rising is the biggest…

[Situation update] Samoa A total 5,331 cases, including 75 deaths, have been reported since the beginning of the outbreak, including 638 in the last week. As of 14 Dec 2019, there were 150 measles cases admitted in six…

In Summary: As of 15 December 2019, there have been 564 confirmed or suspected cases since October 2019 (the beginning of the outbreak). Majority (90%) of the cases are from Tongatapu, the main island. Cases generally have been…

Outbreak Overview Cases: To date there have been 1,539 dengue like illness of which 477 have been lab confirmed. This is outbreak week #31 in Ebeye, #19 in Majuro, #9 in Utrik and #8 in Aur. Symptom…

1. Summary of Situation Background The outbreak of measles in Tonga began in early October 2019, following the return of a squad of Tongan rugby players from New Zealand. The first rugby player developed measles in New Zealand.…

Global measles resurgence Since 2017, a global resurgence of measles cases has been affecting all regions of the world. In global immunization surveys, coverage for the second dose of measles-containing vaccine (MCV2) was 69%, with significant variability…

Outbreak Overview On the 27th of February 2019 an outbreak of Dengue type-1 was declared in the Cook Islands following the confirmation of seven (7) cases. In October of this year, dengue virus type-2 was confirmed by LabPlus…

CRISIS OVERVIEW Since 2017, a global resurgence of measles cases has been affecting all regions of the world. In global immunization surveys, coverage for the second dose of measles-containing vaccine (MCV2) was 69%, with significant variability between…

WHO/UNICEF SECRETARIAT SUPPORTING MEASLES OUTBREAK PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE IN THE PACIFIC Global measles resurgence Since 2017, a global resurgence of measles cases has been affecting all regions…