Antigua and Barbuda’s Health Minister Sir Molwyn Joseph has presented data to Cabinet confirming there is no outbreak or unusual increase in mosquito-borne illnesses in the twin-island nation.

The update was shared during the post-Cabinet media briefing on January 15, with Director General of Communications Maurice Merchant explaining that the information was provided to Cabinet a day earlier.

“The minister told Cabinet that, based on current epidemiological surveillance and laboratory-confirmed data, all indicators for dengue and other arboviral illnesses remain within expected baseline levels,” Merchant said.

According to the data, Antigua and Barbuda recorded two dengue cases in 2022, 106 cases in 2023, 18 cases in 2024 and 11 cases in 2025. There have been no new dengue cases reported so far in 2026.

Merchant also noted that over the last four years, there have been only two cases of mosquito-borne illnesses recorded outside of dengue, both of which occurred in 2025.

He added that there have been zero confirmed cases of Oropouche virus, Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and yellow fever from 2022 to 2026.

Merchant said the Ministry of Health continues to actively monitor the situation and will maintain efforts to control mosquito populations. He also urged residents to do their part by eliminating breeding sites and taking preventative measures to keep mosquito-borne illness figures low.