We have identified you may not be viewing TRAVAX optimally because the browser you are using is unsupported - click here.
We have identified you may not be viewing TRAVAX optimally because the browser you are using is unsupported - click here.
The outbreak of dengue fever virus in various Caribbean islands and the Americas is ongoing; the Pan American Health Office (PAHO) has published epidemiological data on countries reporting autochthonous transmission in 2015.
(Via Pan American Health Organisation - accessed 12/05/15)
•Anguilla, 3 suspected cases.
•Bahamas, 3 suspected cases.
•Cayman Islands, 5 suspected cases.
•Dominica, 10 suspected cases, 2 confirmed.
•Jamaica, 15 suspected cases, 2 confirmed.
•St Kitts and Nevis, 3 suspected cases.
•St Lucia, 7 suspected cases, 4 confirmed.
•Trinidad and Tobago, 4 suspected cases.
•US Virgin Islands, 3 suspected cases, 3 confirmed.
•Costa Rica, 977 suspected.
•El Salvador, 3192 suspected cases, 512 confirmed.
•Guatemala, 2835 suspected cases, 55 confirmed.
•Honduras, 12 939 suspected cases.
•Mexico, 19 779 suspected cases, 2790 confirmed.
•Nicaragua, 8484 suspected cases, 116 confirmed.
•Panama, 379 suspected cases, 262 confirmed cases.
•Dominican Republic, 1252 suspected.
•Puerto Rico, 642 suspected, 29 confirmed.
•French Guiana, 943 suspected, 234 confirmed.
•Guadeloupe, 35 suspected, 5 confirmed.
•Martinique, 30 suspected, 5 confirmed.
•Saint Barthelemy (St Barts), 8 suspected, 8 confirmed.
•Saint Martin, 101 suspected, 42 confirmed cases.
•Bolivia, 389 suspected cases.
•Colombia, 33 945 suspected cases.
•Ecuador, 7500 suspected cases, 414 confirmed.
•Peru, 11 890 reported cases, 4932 confirmed.
•Argentina, 1731 suspected cases, 364 confirmed.
•Brazil, 745 957 suspected cases, 5248 confirmed.
•Chile, 7 suspected cases, 7 confirmed.
•Paraguay, 18 007 suspected cases, 2095 confirmed.
•USA, 75 confirmed cases.
Avoidance of mosquito bites, particularly during daylight hours, by covering up with clothing, the use of bite avoidance measures such as repellent and bed nets is advised. Elimination of breeding sites around hotel rooms/houses is advised for longer term stays.
