Leptospirosis and Dengue outbreak ends in the Western Division, Kadavu and Ovalau

The outbreak of leptospirosis in the Western Division and Kadavu and the outbreak of dengue fever in the Western Division and Ovalau has ended.

This has been confirmed by the Health Ministry, stating that a declining trend of case numbers has been seen in these areas in recent weeks, with case numbers now at expected levels for this time of the year.

Meanwhile, there were 2,033 dengue fever cases reported this year, with 893 in the Central Division, 557 in the Western Division, 428 in the north and 155 in the Eastern Division with 132 of these in Ovalau.

1,245 cases of leptospirosis have been reported so far this year, with 429 from the Central Division, 378 in the north, 389 in the Western Division and 49 in the Eastern Division with 36 of these from Kadavu.

13 leptospirosis-related deaths have been reported so far this year, with 6 in the Western Division, 6 in the north, and 1 in the Central Division.

According to the Health Ministry, 78 cases of typhoid fever have been reported so far this year, with 35 in the Central Division, 33 in the Western Division, 10 in the Northern Division and 0 in the Eastern Division.

The Ministry says there has been a decrease in typhoid fever cases this year from the north compared to previous years due to the typhoid vaccination campaign.

The Health Ministry is advising members of the public to continue to be vigilant about preventing infection with these diseases as cases do occur outside outbreak periods.