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Disease outbreak in Jamaica
In the
2023 dengue outbreak in Jamaica
, a significant rise in the number of
dengue fever
cases was reported in Jamaica. In September 2023
The Ministry of Health and Wellness
, Jamaica declared it as an outbreak.
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The Guardian
reported that the outbreak was influenced by the heat as summer of 2023 was recorded as the highest temperature in 100,000 years.
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Outbreak
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The outbreak peaked at around September with over 500 cases across the island.
Andrew Holness
, the
Prime Minister of Jamaica
announced a programme of around $200 million to curb the spread of virus at schools, households and communities.
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It was declared as outbreak by Health ministry in September citing that virus surpassed the epidemic threshold for July and August and was heading towards same for September. The number of confirmed cases as reported by health ministry were 3,147 with nine deaths, as of November 2023.
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Statistics
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Status
(as of November 2023)
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Number of cases
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3,147
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Number of deaths
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9
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References
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