Walid Abdel Salam wrote Tuesday, July 18, 2023 10:45 AM She said Ministry of Health And the population, that in light of the Ministry’s investigation of the epidemiological situation related to the presence of disease cases in Nagaa Sandal of the village of Al-Aleqat in the Qus Center – Qena Governorate, and after directing central teams of the village to follow up and evaluate the situation and carry out field investigations to compare suspected cases, conduct field investigations, take environmental samples and determine the possible cause event, take preventive action.
And the Ministry continued: The Ministry of Health teams debated the cases and took laboratory samples for examination from the cases that showed symptoms of disease, and environmental samples were taken from water and sanitation, and samples from mosquitoes and mosquito larvae were taken, all of which were subjected to examination in the central laboratories of the Ministry of Health and Population, results showed. Investigation, laboratory analyzes, results of measuring mosquito densities, classification, insect surveillance, and examination of larvae, the presence of the mosquito that transmits dengue fever, known as Aedes aegypti, and laboratory results of blood samples drawn from disease cases through antibody examination and DNA examination showed that some samples were positive for fever. Dengue (painful fever of the bones).
According to the World Health Organization, the dengue fever (painful fever of bones) is a viral infection caused by the dengue virus, which is not transmitted directly from humans to humans, and is transmitted to humans when they are exposed to “stings” of mosquitoes carrying this infection, which spreads in more than 100 countries worldwide, and an estimated number of Infections from the disease are about 400 million cases annually, and 40% of the world’s population faces exposure to the disease, and according to estimates by the World Health Organization, more than 95% of reported cases worldwide show mild symptoms, such as (severe headache, pain behind the eyes, Muscle and joint pain, nausea, vomiting, swollen glands, skin rash) and symptoms usually last between two to seven days, and respond to treatment with fever reducers (paracetamol). Epidemic outbreaks of the disease are repeated between 3 to 5 years.
The main vector of the disease is the Aedes aegypti mosquito, and the disease is transmitted to a lesser extent by the Aedes albopictus, and the virus is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female mosquitoes. The means of control are to improve the level of general hygiene and work to prevent the presence of garbage, swamps and stagnant water.
The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed that all infected cases are simple cases and received treatment at home, and there are no cases from the village, which were confined to hospitals as a result of dengue fever, and there are no deaths, and some cases are related to cases that showed symptoms in the cities of Safaga and Al-Qusayr.
The Ministry of Health and Population confirms taking and implementing all preventive and precautionary measures in combating disease vectors and limiting its spread.
2023-07-18 07:45:00
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