Tag: Dengue fever

  • Only 5% of Al-Qoseir citizens infected with dengue fever: Health Minister

    Only 5% of Al-Qoseir citizens infected with dengue fever: Health Minister

    Only 5 percent of Al-Qoseir’s citizens were infected with dengue fever, said Minister of Health Ahmed Emad El-Din, during his visit to check the situation in the Red Sea governorate.

    The number of patients infected with the virus has reached 224, of which 199 were treated, and the remaining are still in hospital.

    During the past period a number of people have been reportedly infected with dengue fever, particularly children, because 80% of water tanks of the governorate are uncovered. This resulted in the growth of mosquito larvae, which transmits the disease of dengue fever to people.

    Emad El-Din visited the city of Al-Qoseir on Tuesday to follow up on efforts to combat the dengue fever virus.

    During his visit to hospitals, he listened to patients and confirmed that all old water tanks have been demolished. He also called on families to keep calm and return their children to school, as the issue will be solved soon.

    One source that helped spread the virus was the arrival of 300 Sudanese last month, the minister said, adding that they will undergo medical tests.

     

    The ministry previously denied claims of reports that stated there some people were infected with the virus, asserting that their cases are unrelated to the dengue fever. No deaths were reported so far.

  • Health Minister heads to Al-Qosier to follow up dengue fever updates 

    Health Minister heads to Al-Qosier to follow up dengue fever updates 

    Minister of Health Ahmed Emad El-Din headed on Tuesday to the city of Al-Qosier in the Red Sea governorate to follow up on efforts to combat symptoms of dengue fever.

    The minister is scheduled to check efforts taken to eliminate the larvae of mosquitoes that spread the fever to bodies, and also to follow up on the medical services offered to the patients in hospitals. The Red Sea governor and high officials of the hospital will accompany the minister.

    During the past period, a number of people have been reportedly infected with dengue fever, particularly children, due to 80% of water tanks in the governorate being uncovered, which resulted in the growth of mosquitoes that transmit the disease of dengue fever to people. It was also reported that the disease also appeared in Qena governorate.

    Families of the city have previously demanded the minister to visit the city to check to what extent the disease has spread in the city.

    Health Ministry spokesperson Khaled Maghed previously said in a televised interview that the illness is not contagious and does not cause death, and that it previously appeared in Egypt in October 2015, particularly in Upper Egypt’s Assiut governorate.

    He also denied reports indicating that there are some people infected with the fever, asserting that their cases are unrelated to dengue fever; however, limited cases were infected, with no death incidents.

  • MP complains of spread of Dengue fever in Al-Qosier, Ministry of Health denies 

    MP complains of spread of Dengue fever in Al-Qosier, Ministry of Health denies 

    Member of Parliament (MP) of the constituency of Al-Qosier City in the Red Sea governorate Ahmed Mohamed has filed an urgent letter on Monday to complain of “negligence to confront the disease,” to Parliament Speaker Ali Abdul Aal and the cabinet.

    This came during the first session of the parliament’s third legislative term that was scheduled to begin in October after not convening for three months.

    Throughout the past period, the disease had reportedly emerged in the city of Al-Qoseir and Qena governorate, as local media said during the past period that a number of people have been infected with Dengue fever, particularly children.

    Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Khaled Maghed denied these reports, saying that these cases are unrelated to Dengue fever; however, there were limited cases of being infected, with no death incident, as 80% of water tanks in the governorate are uncovered, which resulted in the growth of mosquito larva that transmit the disease of Dengue Fever to people.

    Meghed also said that the cases received by hospitals in the past few days were suffering normal fever, headaches, and muscle pain, adding in his statements that the ministry has succeed to eliminate 75% of Dengue mosquito.

    Meanwhile, the MP noted in his complaint that the families of the city are suffering negligence in being provided proper health services that would protect them from the infection.

    Students’ attendance to schools significantly decreased during the recent period in the governorate, due to sudden rise of body temperature of citizens, which stirred concerns of being infected with the disease, according to media reports.

    The spokesperson further added that the disease is not contagious and does not cause death, and it previously appeared in Egypt in October 2015, particularly in Upper Egypt’s Assiut governorate.