The Cayman Islands Public Health Department has issued the following advisory:

Dengue Update as of 5 January 2013

• Total cases investigated for dengue in 2012 is 94 and 1 for 2013.
•  Since the last update as of 22 December 2012, there had been 4 new cases under investigation. None of them had travel history to an endemic area. 3 of them were residents of George Town, and 1 from Bodden Town.
• 17 results were received from the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) this week — of whom 3 were positive for dengue.
• Thus the total results received are: 86 cases with results (34 positives, 48 negatives, and 4 inconclusive) with 9 results pending.

Of the 34 confirmed cases, 11 have reported a travel history to endemic countries and 23 had no travel history, suggesting that they acquired the dengue locally.

• Distribution of all confirmed cases: West Bay 25, George Town 5 and Bodden Town 4.
• Total hospital admissions: 25 (13 confirmed cases, 9 negatives and 3 pending results).

• Out of the 11 with travel history: 6 from West Bay; 3 from George Town, and 2 from Bodden Town.
• Of the 23 without travel history: 19 from West Bay, 2 from George Town and 2 from Bodden Town.

The total number of confirmed dengue cases in 2012 is the highest during the last 3 decades.