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Published Date: 2013-05-21 17:38:37
Subject: PRO/EDR> Dengue/DHF update (40): Asia, Africa
Archive Number: 20130521.1727082

DENGUE/DHF UPDATE (40): ASIA, AFRICA
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In this update:
Cases in various countries:
Asia
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Singapore (national)
Philippines (Iloilo province)
Viet Nam (Phu Yen province)
Pakistan (Karachi, Sindh province)
India (Kottayam, Kerala state)
Sri Lanka (national)

Africa
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Angola (Luanda)
South Africa ex Angola (Luanda)
Portugal ex Angola (Luanda)

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Cases in various countries:
Asia
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Singapore. 18 May 2013. Dengue 7000 cases.
http://news.insing.com/news/dengue-cases-in-s-pore-reach-7-000-mark/id-07753f00

[Maps of Singapore can be accessed at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/singapore_pol_05.jpg and http://healthmap.org/r/6NVF. - Mod.TY]

Philippines (Iloilo province). 18 May 2013. Dengue 743 cases; deaths 6.
http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/philippines-iloilo-reports-more-than-700-dengue-cases-in-first-four-months-of-2013/

[Maps of the Philippines can be accessed at http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/countries_map/map-picture/philippines.gif and http://healthmap.org/r/5ky*. - Mod.TY]

Viet Nam (Phu Yen province). 17 May 2013. Dengue 536 cases.
http://vietnamnews.vn/domestic-press-highlights/239432/dengue-fever-on-the-rise-in-phu-yen.html

[Maps of Viet Nam can be accessed at http://www.vietbando.com/maps/#&t=0&st=0&l=6&kv=17.6440220,107.237548 and http://healthmap.org/r/3p9Y. - Mod.TY]

Pakistan (Karachi, Sindh province). 16 May 2013. Dengue 113 cases, 11 cases in the past 2 days.
http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/general-news/119904-11-dengue-cases-reported-in-karachi-during-last-2-days.html .

[Maps of Pakistan can be accessed at http://www.ezilon.com/maps/images/asia/political-map-of-Pakistan.gif and http://healthmap.org/r/1kc-. - Mod.TY]

India (Kottayam, Kerala state). 15 May 2013. Dengue nearly 700 patients have been treated for dengue at the Medical College Hospital from 15 Apr [2013] till Tuesday [14 May 2013?] .
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Dengue-fever-cases-on-rise-in-Kottayam/articleshow/20056285.cms

[Maps of India can be accessed at http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/india-political-map.htm and http://healthmap.org/r/6Z7x. - Mod.TY]

Sri Lanka (national). 11 May 2013. Dengue through April 2013 (susp.) 11 793 cases.
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/May11_1368260014CH.php

[Maps of Sri Lanka can be accessed at http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/srilanka.pdf and http://healthmap.org/r/1A-B. - Mod.TY]

Africa
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Angola (Luanda). 13 May 2013. Dengue 275 cases; the 1st dengue outbreak recorded in the country. Area most affected: Luanda 273 cases.
http://www.diariovasco.com/agencias/20130513/mas-actualidad/sociedad/angola-registra-casos-dengue-primeros_201305131913.html [in Spanish]

The outbreak began in April 2013:
- Angola
Date: Mon 1 Apr 2013
Source: RFI [in Portuguese, trans. Mod.TY, summ. edited]
http://www.portugues.rfi.fr/africa/20130401-angola-regista-seis-casos-de-dengue

"Health authorities announced to the press on Monday [1 Apr 2013] in Angola's capital the registration of at least 6 dengue cases ..."

Angola (Luanda province). 8 May 2013. Dengue 128 cases. Dengue reported as 1st time in Angola.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-dengue-epidemic-angola.html

Maps of Angola can be accessed at http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/angola.pdf and http://healthmap.org/r/2_1M. - Mod.TY]

South Africa ex Angola (Luanda). 13 May 2013. Dengue fever was confirmed in Angolan national working in Luanda, Angola who presented with an acute febrile illness to a Johannesburg hospital on 6 May 2013. The recent reports of a dengue outbreak in Luanda, together with fever, headache and myalgia (albeit the absence of the typical rash), some degree of neutropaenia, lymphopaenia, and thrombocytopaenia, raised hepatic transaminases, and a negative malaria test prompted testing for dengue. Dengue virus infection was confirmed by reverse transcription PCR on a specimen collected on day 3 of illness. Molecular sequencing of the partial dengue virus NS5 gene revealed that the infection was caused by a dengue type 1 virus. Further phylogenetic characterization is underway. The patient made an uneventful recovery.

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Dr Jacqueline Weyer(1), Prof Janusz Paweska(1), Prof Lucille Blumberg (2), Dr Anton Meyberg
(1) Centre for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases
(2) South African Travel Health Network, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
<jacquelinew@nicd.ac.za>

[ProMED thanks Dr Weyer and colleagues for this 1st hand report. Mod.TY]

Portugal ex Angola (Luanda). 9 May 2013. Dengue 1 virus (conf.) 13 cases, under testing 8 cases.
Ana Rita Silva <anarita.dominguesdasilva@gmail.com>

See Also

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