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# Dengue in Honiara Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Solomon Islands
watsoff 16:34 UTC 05 Apr 2013 | Looks like the outbreak of Dengue fever is not over: http://pidp.org/pireport/2013/April/04-05-14.htm Does anyone have first-hand knowledge of the situation in and around Honiara? |
ozziegiraffe 11:35 UTC 07 Apr 2013 | This http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2013-04-07/aussie-team-helps-solomons-tackle-dengue-outbreak/1112448 was on the ABC news here in Australia this morning. What I find puzzling is the link of the dengue outbreak to the earthquake(s) and tsunami. Dengue has been in Honiara for several months, definitely before the tsunami. The earthquake(s) were in remote Temotu Province, much too far to influence mosquitoesin Honiara. Goes to show how little Australians in general know about one of our closest neighbours. There is no comment in the article that says these scentists are heading to Temotu Province. | 1
watsoff 16:50 UTC 07 Apr 2013 | Thanks Ozzie; as you can imagine, even less is known about what goes on in the SP out here than in your area of the woods. There was only one minor mention of the 'tensions', never any detail or follow-up. I have to get my news on-line or from Al Zajeera (they occasionally cover the going-on in WP). | 2
watsoff 16:50 UTC 07 Apr 2013 | Good grief, my response to this is being moderated/censored ... and there were no bad words, insults or any other sign of misbehaviour! | 3
watsoff 18:24 UTC 07 Apr 2013 | Aha, it did get posted .... the mind boggles!! It's #2. | 4
ozziegiraffe 13:39 UTC 08 Apr 2013 | Maybe Al Jazeera is the problem? Today's Radio Australia indicates they are treating cases in Honiara, not anywhere else. No mention of Temotu or earthquakes or tsunamis. | 5
watsoff 15:34 UTC 08 Apr 2013 | I thought AJ might have been the problem, but it's been accepted in every other post I've made using the name (2 or 3), in the moderated threads. I wonder what will happen when this site becomes U.S. based .... | 6
ozziegiraffe 13:07 UTC 09 Apr 2013 | My inclusion of aj was posted straight away. | 7
watsoff 16:21 UTC 09 Apr 2013 | Hmmm, they are after me :-)) PIR reports that the number of confirmed reported cases of dengue fever has reached 2,226, 90% of which are in Honiara. | 8
ozziegiraffe 14:06 UTC 17 Apr 2013 | Latest update on dengue from Honiara: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/pacific-beat/solomons-dengue-outbreak-blamed-on-unusual-virus-strain/1116038 | 9
watsoff 16:10 UTC 17 Apr 2013 | Thanks Ozzie - I forgot to post the newest PIR report, which says the same thing. | 10