Volume 9, Number 12—December 2003
Dispatch
Scrub Typhus Reemergence in the Maldives
Michael D. Lewis*
, Abdul Azeez Yousuf†, Kriangkrai Lerdthusnee*, Ahmed Razee‡, Kirkvitch Chandranoi*, and James W. Jones*
, Abdul Azeez Yousuf†, Kriangkrai Lerdthusnee*, Ahmed Razee‡, Kirkvitch Chandranoi*, and James W. Jones*
Table 1
Total cases, laboratory-confirmed cases, and deaths in the Maldives by atolla and island (listed from north to south) from May 28, 2002, to April 27, 2003b
| Atoll | Island | Total cases | Laboratory-confirmed casesb | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haa Alifu |
Thakandhoo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Filladhoo |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Naivaadhoo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Baarah |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 4 |
1 |
1 |
||
| Haa Dhaalu |
Hanimaadhoo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Nolhivaranfaru |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Kurinbi |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Vaikaradhoo |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
| 5 |
0 |
1 |
||
| Shaviyani |
Kanditheem |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Noomaraa |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Maroshi |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 4 |
1 |
1 |
||
| Raa |
Alifushi |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Rasgetheem |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
| Inguraidhoo |
10 |
0 |
1 |
|
| Kinolhas |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 14 |
0 |
2 |
||
| Baa |
Thulhaadhoo |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Kaafu |
Malé |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| North Alifu |
Rasdhoo |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Ukulhas |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
| Feridhoo |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
| 9 |
3 |
1 |
||
| South Alifu |
Himendhoo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Dhaalu |
Rinbudhoo |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Gemendhoo |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
| 3 |
2 |
0 |
||
| Thaa |
Vilufushi |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Dhiyamigili |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Guraidhoo |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 4 |
0 |
0 |
||
| Laamu |
Isdhoo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Gan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Kadhdhoo |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 4 |
0 |
0 |
||
| Gaafu Alifu |
Viningili |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Koodhoo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Dhaandhoo |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
| Maamendhoo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Nilandhoo |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Gemanafushi |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Kanduhulhudhoo |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 21 |
2 |
1 |
||
| Gaafu Dhaalu |
Thinadhoo |
4 |
3 |
0 |
| Maathadaa |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Gadhdhoo |
57 |
12 |
3 |
|
| Vaadhoo |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
| Fiyoaree |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Fares |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 76 |
16 |
3 |
||
| Gnaviyani |
Fuvahmulah |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| Seenu (Addu) |
Hithadhoo (Gan) |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Hulhudhoo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Feydhoo |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 8 |
0 |
0 |
||
| Total | 168 | 38 | 10 | |
aNumbers in bold indicate atoll totals.
bConfirmed either at the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medicine (see Table 2) or by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé.
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