Suva, March 13 -- Fiji's Health Ministry has declared a dengue fever outbreak in the Western Division, where the highest number of dengue cases have been reported.
As of Feb. 23, Fiji has recorded a total of 2,436 dengue cases, with 1,411 confirmed infections from the Western Division.
The spike in cases has been attributed to the heavy rains and flooding caused by Tropical Cyclone Rae, which created ideal conditions for the spread of the virus, reported the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday.
The ministry has launched targeted interventions across the affected divisions, where public health teams are conducting house-to-house surveillance, applying larvicides, and carrying out mosquito spraying to control the spread.
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