Dengue fever and malaria bring new woes to Yemen

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Source: http://www.thenational.ae/world/middle-east/dengue-fever-and-malaria-bring-new-woes-to-yemen


Dengue fever and malaria bring new woes to Yemen
Mohammed Al Qalisi
Foreign Correspondent
June 9, 2015 Updated: June 10, 2015 12:31 AM

Sanaa // Thousands of Yemenis have been struck down by dengue fever and malaria due to a chronic shortage of fuel and prolonged electricity outages.

Doctors in Hodeidah province say the number of cases in recent weeks from the mosquito-borne diseases are double that of previous years...

...during the last three months, they had dealt with 19,406 cases of dengue fever and 19,666 people with malaria. Five of the dengue victims had died while three of the malaria cases had been fatal. Hodeidah, which sits on the Red Sea coast and is home to Yemen?s second largest port, usually has the highest cases of dengue and malaria in the country...

 

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20 more die of dengue fever in conflict-stricken Yemen
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Yemen Post Staff
At least 20 people have died after suffering from dengue fever in the port city of Aden amid an alarming deterioration of the healthcare services because of the conflict, the provincial health office said.

All services and lacks of all supplies have been worsening due to the ongoing battles between the pro-government and pro-Houthi forces in this city.

The Houthis and other armed groups have been accused of attacking hospitals and public installations.
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Source: Yemen Post Newspaper
http://yemenpost.net/Detail123456789.aspx?ID=3&SubID=8067&MainCat=3