The Health Service has urged enhanced surveillance and laboratory confirmation of all clinical malaria cases and advised the public on preventive measures.
The Ghana Health Service has confirmed an outbreak of Dengue Fever in the Eastern Region, with nine cases detected so far.
"These cases were not responding to antimalarial treatment and were therefore managed as acute febrile illness and samples sent to Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research ," an excerpt of the statement read."A total of nine of such cases have been confirmed as Dengue Fever. Following that a team from the national level made up of entomologists and epidemiologists have joined the regional team to undertake a detailed outbreak investigation.
The public has also been advised to take preventive measures to avoid mosquito bites, destroy mosquito breeding sites, and practice proper waste management.
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