Urgent action by the government after the spread of a dangerous disease in Egypt that threatens citizens

The spread of dengue fever in Egypt

Dr. Mohamed Awad Taj El-Din, Advisor to the President of the Republic for Health Affairs, revealed the latest developments regarding the spread of dengue fever in Egypt, and the presence of some infections with it, which has created a state of anxiety among some citizens in the recent period.

The spread of dengue fever in Egypt

“Taj El-Din” said during a telephone conversation with the journalist Sayed Ali on the “Hazrat Al-Muwatin” program broadcast on the “Al-Hadath Al-Youm” channel, that dengue fever has been present in Egypt for a long time, and all preventive precautions to get rid of the mosquito that transmits the disease are taken in a strong manner, and there are Strong precautions are taken by local authorities in some governorates, and all measures must be taken in order to limit the disease first, and the spread of mosquitoes that transmit the disease again.

Advisor to the President of the Republic for Health Affairs

The Presidential Advisor for Health Affairs continued that all cases exposed to the disease receive medication and recover naturally.

The World Health Organization has issued a warning about dengue fever and a number of diseases that can be transmitted through mosquitoes, in light of the organization’s work in providing warnings to countries.

Directorate of Health and Population in Qena

An official source at the Directorate of Health and Population in Qena denied that any deaths occurred due to dengue fever in the villages of the Qus Center in southern Qena, stressing that the epidemiological situation of the fever has stabilized.

The source added that preventive medicine teams are intensifying sterilization campaigns in Qus villages several times a day to eliminate mosquitoes that transmit the disease, while educating residents not to drink any open water exposed to the air inside the house.

The source pointed out that during the period of weather fluctuations at the beginning of the winter, cases of colds and simple fevers whose treatment does not exceed 48 hours increase, which has created a state of confusion among the people about the return of the spread of dengue fever again, stressing the availability of all types of medicines for dengue fever and colds. Cold inside health units and pharmacies in the villages of Qus Center.

Egyptian Center for the Right to Medicine

In an official statement issued by the “Egyptian Center for the Right to Medicine,” in which the Minister of Health and officials in Qena and the Red Sea Governorate called for a rapid investigation into the spread of a mysterious disease that began in the city of Qusayr and then extended to the city of Qus and some villages, which led to many deaths, all of which the Center documented in the village of Hejaza and Qurayyat. Follicles affiliated with Qus Center.

According to the statement, the people confirmed, according to testimonies recorded by the center two months ago, that two months ago they noticed cases of fever, headache, and shivering, and when they went to private clinics, they were told by the doctors that it was “dengue fever,” and the cases began to spread until the people confirmed the presence of dozens of deaths so far.