Dengue kills 10 people in Aden

Local authorities in Aden reported the deaths of 10 dengue cases and dozens of injuries since their last spread.

The dengue virus has caused 10 deaths and dozens of infections in Aden in recent weeks, signaling a new outbreak.

The source, who declined to be named because he was not allowed to report to the media, that the deterioration of the environmental situation in Aden, resulting from the proliferation of sewage in the streets and neighborhoods of the province, was the main cause of spread of mosquitoes carrying the disease, said the leadership of Mansour.

The epidemic source pointed out that the epidemiological situation "foreshadows an imminent health disaster and that the readiness of all hospitals should be improved and that drugs and solutions should be provided to combat the disease and reduce its spread".

In this context, Dr. Ali Alwaleed, undersecretary of the Ministry of Health's primary health care sector, said the dengue virus has been spreading in Aden since the beginning of the year by causing dozens dead and wounded.

Al-Walidi said in a statement to "New Arab": "The Ministry of Health has launched a survey campaign in the affected areas early this month, and a second round of the campaign in collaboration with the World Health Organization will be launched on March 19. " Spraying areas where the virus has spread significantly in four governorates, namely Aden, Dali, Lahj and Taiz. "

He added: "The third phase of the campaign includes therapeutic policies", which will consist of a health staff consisting of doctors and nurses and experts in public and private hospitals, on how to properly treat dengue patients, in addition to providing medical solutions to central laboratories.

Al-Walidi said that the accumulation of garbage and sewage in the streets of Aden, the main cause of the spread of the disease, pointed out that the Ministry of Health was trying to fight the disease, according to the possibilities.

According to the World Health Organization, dengue, a viral disease that affects humans through mosquito bites and travels from an infected person to a healthy person, presents a sudden increase in temperature bodily pain, headaches and pain behind the eyes, as well as sometimes aggravated muscle and joint pain.