Outbreak

Vanuatu outbreak persists despite declining trend

VANUATU’S National Surveillance Unit has reported two new cases of pertussis (whooping cough) requiring hospitalization over the past week, both on the island of

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Whooping cough claims 7 in Vanuatu

REPORTS from Vanuatu say the death toll from a recent Whooping Cough outbreak is now seven, with three infants among the

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Viral infection sweeps across Fiji

AN influenza-like illness is sweeping across Fiji where health facilities have reported a surge in acute respiratory

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Coronavirus: a Pacific wrap-up

An outbreak of a new coronavirus has killed at least 106 people in China, and has spread to some of the Pacific’s close neighbours, including Australia (with five cases) and Malaysia (with four). The United States,

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