A state of panic witnessed in the Red Sea state in Sudan, after the recent outbreak of dengue fever, among adults and children, especially among children, the elderly, and pregnant women. The Doctors Syndicate in the country revealed that the number of people infected with the disease ranges between 3 to 5 thousand people so far. .
Cyrine Abdel Moneim, a member of the Sudanese Medical Syndicate, said that there are very large numbers of dengue fever infections in the city of Port Sudan, the capital of Red Sea State, and in the state in general, and the majority came among children, the elderly, and pregnant women, adding that “the number of infections in the state The Red Sea has no less than three thousand to five thousand cases, while in Port Sudan there are about a thousand cases, most of them children.” According to what was reported by the Arab World News Agency.
The member of the Doctors Syndicate added that there are “about two thousand children suffering from fever in the city of Port Sudan, and at least about 600 of them have been proven to be infected with dengue fever.” This comes as medical sources and paramedics have warned of an outbreak of dengue fever and cholera in a number of states in Sudan.
The spread of dengue fever in Sudan
Last August, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees issued a statement expressing its concern about the deteriorating health conditions in Sudan, including in refugee camps, border entry points, and temporary reception centers in neighboring countries.
The spread of dengue fever comes more than 5 months after the outbreak of fighting between the Sudanese army forces and the Rapid Support Forces, which broke out on the fifteenth of last April. At the same time, the medical sector in the country suffers from many problems that hinder the provision of services to patients until Before the outbreak of war.
2023-09-30 07:00:55
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