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Conjunctivitis outbreak in Tongatapu

Monday, May 9, 2016 - 17:00.  Updated on Monday, May 9, 2016 - 17:09.

Conjunctivitis outbreak in Tongatapu

Monday, May 9, 2016 - 17:00
A conjunctivitis (pink eye) outbreak in Tongatapu, has seen 135 people flocking to Vaiola Hospital this morning with confirmed symptoms of the virulent eye infection. In the last five weeks the hospital has registered more cases of conjunctivitis than for the whole of 2015.

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Savelina Veamatahau
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