Dengue Fever
There is currently a high risk of Dengue Fever in the Pacific, affecting the islands of Samoa, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Tuvalu, Tonga, Kiribati and Nauru. Samoa has had over 2000 cases, and in the last year there have been 208 cases of dengue fever in New Zealand, all acquired overseas. There is no risk of contracting Dengue Fever in New Zealand – we do not have the mosquitos here that can transmit dengue virus, and you …