Key Points

Dengue

• Dengue activity is low throughout the country.

Chikungunya

Since late January (Week 04), 2,163 cases of chikungunya have been laboratory-confirmed in French Guiana, including 15 in Week 43 (unconsolidated data). The virus remains active in the territory:

• Western Coast: The chikungunya outbreak has ended in this sector, which has been in the post-outbreak phase since Week 38. The virus has been circulating at very low levels there for several weeks.
• Savanas: The number of visits to the CHK emergency department for suspected chikungunya was decreasing, and the proportion of emergency department activity related to these visits was less than 4% in Week 43. This downward trend will need to be confirmed in the coming weeks; thus, the epidemic continues in this sector.
• Cayenne Island: In Week 43, two active outbreaks were being monitored in the area. The number of confirmed cases remained low, as did activity in the CHC emergency department. Cayenne Island remains in the outbreak phase.
• Maroni: No new cases have been biologically confirmed in this sector, which is in the sporadic transmission phase.
• Interior, Eastern Interior, and Oyapock: No new cases have been biologically confirmed. These sectors are in the epidemiological surveillance phase.