Dengue fever outbreak in Samoa claims children's lives

10:35 am on 5 August 2025

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Authorities in Samoa say the dengue fever death toll now officially stands at four - with the fifth death being deemed a probable case.

All those who have died are children.

An outbreak of the mosquito borne disease was declared in Samoa in mid-April.

Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific's news editor, joins Susie with the latest.