The Health Protection Agency confirmed two new pertussis cases in Villingili, Gaafu Alifu Atoll, which tested positive on 27 and 31 January, bringing the Maldives' total to five. HPA has set up a task force at Gaafu Alifu Atoll Hospital and launched a screening programme that has identified 177 contacts, 25 of whom are symptomatic.
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The identification of these two cases in Villingili, Gaafu Alifu Atoll, which tested positive on 27 and 31 January, increases the total count of Pertussis cases in the Maldives to five.
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177 contacts have been identified thus far under the programme, with 25 exhibiting symptoms of the disease.
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177 contacts have been identified thus far under the programme, with 25 exhibiting symptoms of the disease.
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An additional 45 individuals have been tested due to symptomatic presentation, and two have been classified as high-risk contacts, according to the HPA.
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the HPA has instituted a specialised task force at the Gaafu Alifu Atoll Hospital to contain the transmission of the disease and launched a comprehensive screening programme.
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