Dengue in St Lucia

Health authorities in St. Lucia have issued a health warning as they launch investigations into what is believed to be the island’s first death from dengue fever.



The Ministry of Health is collaborating with the Caribbean Epidemiological Center (CAREC) to confirm the presence of the deadly strain of dengue in the island.



However, it has also called for citizens to assist in combating the spread of the disease by eliminating mosquito breeding sites.



The Health Ministry has already alerted all medical personnel to increase their vigilance for signs of dengue, leptospirosis, influenza and gastrointestinal diseases including the threat of cholera.



With heavy showers being experienced almost every day in January, a health bulletin notes that there is an increased risk of the country experiencing a dengue or leptospirosis outbreak.

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