Table 2
REPORTED CASES OF DENGUE FEVER |
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COUNTRY |
1997 |
1998 |
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CASES |
RATES |
CASES |
RATES |
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Anguilla |
* |
na |
* |
na |
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Antigua & Barbuda |
10 |
14.9 |
4 |
6.0 |
|
Bahamas |
0 |
0.0 |
336 |
116.7 |
|
Barbados |
1542 |
584.1 |
852 |
321.5 |
|
Belize |
210 |
92.5 |
6 |
2.6 |
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Bermuda |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
Cayman Islands |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
5.9 |
|
Dominica |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
1.4 |
|
Grenada |
20 |
21.5 |
4 |
4.3 |
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Guyana 1 |
12 |
1.4 |
4 |
0.5 |
|
Jamaica |
16 |
0.6 |
1255 |
50.2 |
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Montserrat |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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Saint Lucia |
14 |
9.6 |
1 |
0.7 |
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St. Kitts/Nevis |
1 |
2.4 |
0 |
0.0 |
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St. Vincent & Grenadines |
14 |
12.3 |
88 |
76.5 |
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Suriname 2, 3 |
90 |
20.8 |
1140 |
260.9 |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
2011 |
150.6 |
2984 |
221.0 |
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Turks & Caicos Is. |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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Virgin Islands U.K. |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
5.0 |
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TOTAL |
3940 |
60.0 |
6678 |
100.8 |
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1 The 1998 figure reflects data received for weeks 1 - 14 only. |
na = not applicable | ||||
2 The 1997 figure reflects data received for weeks 1 - 13 only. |
* = No data was received | ||||
3 The 1998 figure reflects data received for weeks 1 - 32 only. |
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Data Source: Weekly Communicable Disease Reports submitted to CAREC's Epidemiology Division by its member countries. |
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