According to a statement from the ministry, there has been an increase in ILI cases in the hospitals since 5 April.
“It has been notified that there is also an ongoing increased circulation of influenza-like-illnesses in some of the Pacific island countries such as Fiji, Tonga and French Polynesia and Influenza B a type of influenza, has confirmed its resurgence in French Polynesia and Fiji,” states Samoa’s Health Ministry.
The Samoa Public Health surveillance is monitoring the current status of this influenza and that of the cases presented to the main hospitals.
