Samoa Issues Dengue Outbreak Alert Again

When the U.S. CDC reissued a Global Dengue Outbreak Travel Advisory, it identified eighteen countries.

However, the CDC did not include the Independent State of Samoa on the Level 1 - Practice Usual Precautions Travel Health Notice posted on April 15, 2025.

As of April 17, 2025, Samoa's Ministry of Health reported fifteen new Dengue cases. Most of the confirmed cases were reported from the North West villages between Lauli'i and Mulifanua, located west of American Samoa.

The concerning aspect of Samoa's announcement is that nine of these Dengue cases were reported within the past two weeks.

In 2024, the Samoan government also issued a Dengue travel alert to advise its 200,000 residents of this mosquito-transmitted disease. For more information, contact the Ministry of Health at email enquiries@health.gov.ws, or visit www.health.gov.ws.

To the southwest of Samoa, the Fiji Ministry of Health is reporting an expansive Dengue outbreak in 2025.

As of mid-April 2025, Dengue at-risk areas in the United States include southeast Florida and Puerto Rico.

And in South America, Brazil continues reporting significant Dengue outbreaks this year.

Without an approved Dengue vaccine available in 2025, the CDC recommends that travelers to risk areas should prevent mosquito bites to eliminate the risk of contracting this serious disease.