Dengue Fever in American Samoa rises after Tsunami

Source: The New Zealand Herald

Tafuna : American Samoa | 21 days ago

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Dr Aloiamoa Anesi, chief medical officer at LBJ Tropical Medical Centre, said American Samoa's only hospital in October confirmed 62 cases and the territory's first two deaths of 2009 from the mosquito-borne disease. "This is a definite increase from September figures (27 confirmed cases) as...

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