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The latest dengue outbreak in Wallis and Futuna has claimed its first life.
The public broadcaster said an eight-year-old girl died after her condition deteriorated and she had been flown to New Caledonia's medical centre.
A dengue epidemic was declared in Wallis and Futuna a year ago.
Since then 222 infections have been reported and 23 people needed hospital care.
The public continues to be advised to destroy the breeding areas of mosquitoes carrying the disease.
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Two people on the French Pacific island of Futuna have been taken to hospital and put into isolation after they were diagnosed with dengue.
Officials in Wallis and Futuna have held an urgent meeting to discuss the spread of dengue.
A dengue epidemic has been declared in Wallis and Futuna.
The World Health Organisation says 39,000 people have contracted dengue fever in the Pacific region over the past 18 months.
Some Pacific nations have been briefed on innovative tools they could use to try to combat mosquito-borne illnesses.
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