The scope of the dengue fever outbreak remains unclear as the Ministry of Health has not released any new numbers on reported cases over the last week.
In recent days there have been claims that the scale of the outbreak has been downplayed.
Observers claim that health officials have not reported the true number of people with the vector-born virus.
Minister of Health Dr. Hubert Minnis said that the last count was about 1,500 cases. That was more than a week ago.
Meantime, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Travelers’ Health website posted the United States Embassy’s ‘warning about dengue in The Bahamas’ on its site earlier this week.
As previously reported, the US Embassy issued an emergency email message about more than a week ago warning potential visitors about the outbreak of dengue fever in The Bahamas.
“U.S. citizens should be aware of the recent dengue fever outbreak in The Bahamas,” said the email.
