Dengue Fever in the Caribbean. Update as of February 29, 2024.

Key points

Guadeloupe and Martinique

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

Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin

  • In Phase 3 of the PSAGE dengue alert system: confirmed epidemic.

Surveillance indicators in community healthcare remain at high levels in Martinique, while hospital activity is declining.
In Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, and Saint Barthélemy, the downward trend in surveillance indicators continues, both in community healthcare and in hospitals. These trends are to be confirmed next week given the Carnival holidays and the closure of medical practices.

The DENV-2 serotype is the most commonly identified in the samples analyzed.

* Surveillance, alert, and epidemic management programs.

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