Key points

Martinique

• Surveillance indicators show a continued slowdown in viral circulation in Martinique. The estimated weekly number of clinically suspected dengue cases still slightly exceeds epidemic thresholds, keeping Martinique in the epidemic phase.

• Despite this lull in the epidemic, it is important to remain vigilant and continue implementing preventive measures to facilitate an early exit from the epidemic phase: destruction of larval breeding sites, personal protection with repellents, and the use of mosquito nets and electric swatters.

• Martinique remains in Phase 4, Level 1 of the PSAGE* dengue alert system: confirmed epidemic.