Outbreak of Dengue Fever in Fiji

Updated September 4, 2008 16:15:02

Fiji is suffering a national outbreak of dengue fever for the first time in a decade. With nine cases confirmed, health authorities are asking Fijians to clean up any potential mosquito breeding sites around their homes.

Presenter: Bill Bainbridge
Speakers: Dr Jacob Kool, Communicable Disease Surveillance & Response, World Health Organisation's Fiji office; Dr Ale Faio, Director of Primary Healthcare at Fiji's Ministry of Health