Dengue warning for travellers to Pacific Islands

With dengue cases soaring across the Pacific Islands, travellers are urged to protect themselves from being bitten by mosquitoes.

Many countries, including American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu, are experiencing dengue cases.

People can get sick if bitten by infected mosquitoes in areas with dengue. At greatest risk are children under 10, people over 60, and those who’ve had dengue before.

Anyone feeling sick with symptoms within three weeks of returning home from a country with dengue, should contact their healthcare provider, or call Healthline on 0800 611 116.

For more information, visit:

Dengue – Health New Zealand
Keeping healthy when travelling – Health New Zealand
Dengue fever outbreak in the Pacific – Safe Travel

New Zealand health authorities have developed informative videos and factsheets, translated into Pacific languages.

Dengue factsheet translations are available in PDF format here:

Dengue resources – HealthEd