Dengue "killed more than 11 people in Aden

The epidemic of "dengue" in the capital Aden has caused panic among residents of the southern province of the country, having caused the death of more than 11 wounded and dozens wounded.

The sudden outbreak of the disease has awakened memories of its spread during the war in mid-2015 to oust Houthi militia, killing more than 230 people in Aden.

The young man "Basil" in the second decade of his age died Wednesday morning in the city of Sira Aden, as a result of the fight against dengue that he suffered a few days ago, forcing his family to cancel the wedding of his sister, scheduled for Friday, Death caused by the spread of a viral disease.

However, he did not respond, while sources at the Aden Public Health Bureau reported that dengue cases, in more than 11 cases, were among dozens of cases. Infected, during the recent deployment period only.

With the spread of wastewater in different parts of the Yemeni capital Aden, the province is more at risk from the spread of the disease, especially as these marshes provide an environment conducive to breeding and mosquitoes.

According to the World Health Organization, "dengue fever" is a rapidly spreading viral disease, transmitted by female mosquitoes of the genus "Egyptian ejaculation and localized ejaculation" in humans, accompanied by symptoms of severe fever , acute headaches and pain in the muscles and joints, associated with nausea and vomiting and swollen glands Rash and evolve into "dengue fever", which causes the death of infected persons.

According to the undersecretary of the Yemeni Ministry of Health, Ali Al-Walaidi, a campaign launched by the Ministry of Public Health and Population, represented by the National Program against Malaria and Dengue, in partnership and cooperation with experts and consultants from the World Health Organization, was launched. .

Dengue foci have been identified and started on Wednesday with a new spraying of mosquitoes and insects.The campaign will last 12 days and will take place in all districts of Aden, in areas of concentration of the virus.

He stressed that the fight against this disease was a third step, through the training of health personnel in all areas of public and private health, the dengue case treatment policy, associated with the campaign of dengue fever. health education, which included these campaigns Other

He pointed out that these campaigns would help reduce the spread of the epidemic, although there is a problem of water cuts in some areas, prompting citizens to stock the waterfront. water in open leaves to create an environment conducive to the multiplication of this type of mosquito vectors of the disease.