Dengue Surveillance by Donna Lacap-Bugler https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue en-us 2015-09-29 07:35:26 UTC 2026-01-18 11:33:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Passive Surveillance https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395380826 2019-10-09 01:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395380826 Case Definition https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395380885 ‘probable’ case was defined as a clinically compatible illness in a person who has travelled to a dengue-endemic area. If the diagnosis is confirmed or excluded by laboratory tests, a case may be subsequently defined as a ‘confirmed case’ or ‘not a case’.
Incubation period of 3 - 8 days.]]> 2019-10-09 01:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395380885 Population: https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395381503 679 cases in NZ, ]]> 2019-10-09 01:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395381503 Objectives: https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395381617 Prevention of Dengue Fever in the Pacific Islands and reduce morbidity from outbreaks in both NZ and the Pacific Islands. ]]> 2019-10-09 01:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395381617 https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395381767 644 cases in NZ residents
35 cases in international visitors]]> 2019-10-09 01:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395381767 Laboratory test https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395382253 - Positive dengue IgM]]> 2019-10-09 01:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395382253 https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395382275 Main vectors:
Aedes aegypti & Ades albopictus mosquitoes]]> 2019-10-09 01:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395382275 Descriptive investigation https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395382950  Anonymized information on demographics, travel history, mosquito avoidance behaviour, and diagnostic tests used were obtained from the NDSS. The travel history included up to three recently visited countries or territories.

Data for NZ travellers (short-term departures) and visitors to NZ from 1997 to 2009 were obtained from Statistics New Zealand , and included information on age and sex of travellers, annual and monthly travel patterns, destinations of NZ travellers, and home countries of NZ’s visitors. ]]> 2019-10-09 01:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395382950 https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395383097 can not be spread form person to person 
spread via mosquitos ]]> 2019-10-09 01:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395383097 Investigation https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395383187 All cases
reported to the Notifiable Disease Surveillance
System (NDSS)]]> 2019-10-09 01:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395383187 prevention https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395383841 when in dengue infected areas: 
- keep covered (day and night)
- use mosquito nets 
- use insect repellent 
 - use screens 
-avoid ares where the mosquitoes are most active 
- reduce areas where the mosquitoes can breed and spread 
- where enclosed shoes 
-is a vaccine available for people who have already had Dengue fever ]]> 2019-10-09 01:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395383841 Importance of surveillance https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395383983 Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NDSS) = NZ's passive surveillance system. 

Passive surveillance in some dengue-endemic areas (Pacific Islands) is limited. 

Good surveillance systems are crucial for early identification and effective control of outbreaks – NZ's surveillance systems could potentially provide valuable data to supplement surveillance in the Pacific region. 

Lowering the burden of disease in Pacific Islands beneficial for NZ too, due to close links between regions.]]> 2019-10-09 01:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395383983 Conclusion of study https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395384723 Anomalies in reported incidences of dengue in NZ can therefore provide alerts to Pacific Islands and the global community about possible outbreaks, particularly for countries where comprehensive surveillance systems are developing.

]]> 2019-10-09 01:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395384723 Data collection https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395385516 - Health professionals are required to inform their local Medical Officer of Health of any suspected or diagnosed notifiable disease. 
- Laboratories have also been required to report notifiable diseases to their local Medical Officer of Health. ]]> 2019-10-09 02:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395385516 https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395386639 2019-10-09 02:09:38 UTC https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395386639 https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395387528 significant rise in igG levels.
isolation of the dengue virus.]]> 2019-10-09 02:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395387528 https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395387997 2019-10-09 02:16:11 UTC https://padlet.com/donna_lacap/Dengue/wish/395387997