Hundreds of dengue cases in Taiz, Yemen

Hundreds of dengue cases have been reported in Yemen since the beginning of 2019, causing the spread of other diseases and epidemics in the country, including cholera.

"The total number of suspected cases of dengue virus infection since last January has reached 1103 people, of whom 802 have been confirmed by rapid screening and one case has died," said Taiseer al-Sami, responsible media at Taiz Health Bureau. .

"The incidence of the disease has significantly decreased compared to the same period last year due to the control campaigns conducted by the National Program for Combating Malaria and Dengue in recent months in places where mosquitoes carry the disease, "he said.
He stressed that "the Health Bureau intends to implement, in the next period, the third cycle of the campaign against dengue in the city, in cooperation with the national program against malaria ".

The majority of people with dengue in Taiz are forced to buy drugs in private pharmacies because they are not available in health facilities and public hospitals, which has exacerbated their suffering. From a private pharmacy despite its high price.
He told Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed, "Dengue cases have recently increased in Taiz because of rains and waste accumulation in the streets and neighborhoods. do not have the money to buy drugs. "

The Taiz governorate's National Malaria and Dengue Fever Program completed two phases of the campaign, the first in May and the second in mid-July.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), dengue fever is a viral disease that infects humans with mosquito bites, which is transmitted from an infected person to an uninfected person. Sometimes the disease becomes fatal.