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PRO/EDR> Conjunctivitis – Caribbean (04): Guadeloupe, Martinique, Grenada, alert

Conjunctivitis -- GrenadaGrenada on alert over spread of 'red eye' outbreak, the number of medical consultations due to conjunctivitis during recent weeks was estimated at between 500 and 600 cases per week in Guadeloupe, and 150 to 250 cases per week in Martinique.Outbreaks of viral conjunctivitis occur mainly in tropical countries with high population density and a hot, humid climate. Since the chikungunya outbreak a few years ago, Grenada has had an active surveillance and monitoring system that Read more [...]