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Pakistan: 2017 Dengue

Shiloh

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/01/10/17-more-dengue-cases-surface-in-karachi/

January 10, 2017
17 more dengue cases surface in Karachi
Karachi
8 hours ago BY PPI

As many as 17 new dengue fever cases were reported in Karachi city from January 1 to 7.

According to the weekly report issued by Prevention and Control Programme for Dengue in Sindh, at least 24 new dengue fever cases surfaced in Sindh province from January 1 to 7, out of which 17 were reported in Karachi, three in Hyderabad, two each in Mithi or Tharparkar and Umerk...
 
Source: https://www.dailysabah.com/asia/2017/08/11/deadly-dengue-fever-outbreak-in-northern-pakistan

Deadly dengue fever outbreak in northern Pakistan
ANADOLU AGENCY
ISLAMABAD
Published 18 hours ago

More than 350 people in the northern city of Peshawar have been diagnosed with dengue hemorrhagic fever, a local doctor said yesterday. The Khyber Teaching Hospital have tested 359 patients positive for the fever, a deadly mosquito-borne disease, hospital spokesman Dr. Farhad Khan told Anadolu Agency.

Three patients have died since the outbreak emerged in the Tehkal district to the west of the city at the end of last month. Nearly 2,200 people have been screened for the disease.

Tehkal has a high number of businesses involved in producing and selling auto tires, which easily collect water and provide mosquito breeding grounds...
 
Source: https://www.geo.tv/latest/153878-peshawar-admin-busy-in-photo-shoot-as-dengue-cases-soar-to-600


Wednesday Aug 16 2017
Qaiser Khan
SFAShakeel Farman Ali
Peshawar admin ?busy in photo shoots? as dengue cases soar to 600

PESHAWAR: As the number of dengue patients in the city has reached 600 in almost a month, locals believe the district administration is busy in photo shoots and is not doing actual work to curb the virus.

According to Peshawar Deputy Commissioner Saqib Raza Aslam, they are not only fumigating areas to kill the dengue mosquitoes but have also dispatched 50 to 60 lady health workers who are going door-to-door to spread awareness about the virus.

The deputy commissioner said cases have surfaced from Pishtakhara Bala area of Peshawar, where they have carried out a door-to-door survey...
 
Death toll due to dengue in KP rises to 10

PESHAWAR: The death toll due to dengue virus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rose to 10, while 184 people in hospitals across the province were tested positive for the disease on Saturday.

According to Dengue Response Unit, two people who were under treatment at Ayub Teaching Hospital in Abbottabad succumbed to the virus in a day, taking the count to 10.

The response unit further stated that 1,178 patients were brought to different hospitals of the province. Out of the count 184 were diagnosed with dengue virus, while 97 were admitted for treatment at different facilities.
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https://www.geo.tv/latest/155304-de...war-claims-another-life-death-toll-rises-to-8
 
Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/31/more-than-3900-ill-from-dengue-in-peshawar/


More than 3,900 ill from dengue in Peshawar
Islamabad
5 hours ago BY INP

PESHAWAR: A continuous increase has been seen in dengue patients as one more doctor at Peshawar?s Khyber Teaching Hospital was diagnosed with the disease on Thursday.

According to details, three doctors and 3,900 other patients are under treatment at various hospitals in the province...
 
Source: http://nation.com.pk/newspaper-pick...-braces-for-protests-as-dengue-kills-two-more

KP govt braces for protests as dengue kills two more
September 24, 2017
Said Alam Khan

PESHAWAR - The dengue fever on Saturday took two more lives in the provincial metropolis, taking the death toll to 33 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa so far.

Turab, son of Hassan, resident of Tehkal Bala, had been brought to Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) for treatment on Friday after being bitten by dengue mosquito. However, Turab, 50, breathed his last at the hospital.

Likewise, another dengue patient, Naushad, 10, resident of Sufaid Dheri, had been admitted to the Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) on Friday, after being infected by dengue virus. He, too, died at the hospital.

The first dengue case had surfaced in Peshawar on July 20 at Tehkal, where from the fatal virus also spread to other parts of the city and the province. Presently, most of the dengue cases are being reported from Pishtakhara, Palosai, Tehkal Bala and Tehkal Payan, Sufaid Dheri and other areas...
 
Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/233175-Dengue-claims-two-more-lives-in-KP-as-death-toll-hits-38

September 28, 2017
Dengue claims two more lives in KP as death toll hits 38

PESHAWAR: Dengue virus continued to take human lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as two more people died of the mosquito-borne disease in Peshawar on Wednesday, raising the death toll to 38, the provincial Health Department said.

Also, 330 more people were tested dengue positive in the province.

If one has to include the three people ?who reportedly died of dengue virus in Swat on Tuesday, then 41 people lost their lives as a result of dengue virus.

A section of the media from Swat reported the loss of three lives to dengue but the medical superintendent of Saidu Group of Teaching Hospitals in Swat denied any human loss from dengue in the valley.

He claimed that there was no dengue positive patient in Swat valley.

The disease, however, has become a serious threat to human lives in Peshawar and claimed two more lives...
 
Source: http://www.brecorder.com/2017/10/03/372496/dengue-fever-claims-another-life-karachi/



Dengue fever claims another life in Karachi
Shoaib Ur Rehman Oct 3rd, 2017 05:49 0

KARACHI: A 77-year-old man died of dengue fever at a hospital on Monday, however, health department officials have denied any deaths from dengue...

...n Karachi, upto 1,250 dengue cases have been reported throughout the city, of which seven people have died from dengue fever in Karachi so far this year.
 
Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/234158-Dengue-death-toll-rises-to-41

October 3, 2017
Dengue death toll rises to 41

PESHAWAR: Another patient died of dengue virus in Peshawar on Monday and the mosquito-borne disease infected 469 more people in the past two days in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

With the latest human loss, death toll from the disease in KP reached 41, said the Dengue Response Unit (DRU)...

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Source: http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/03-Oct-2017/over-80-dengue-patients-admitted-to-capital-hospitals

Over 80 dengue patients admitted to Capital hospitals
October 03, 2017
Our Staff Reporter

Islamabad-More than eighty patients with confirm dengue virus were brought to the federal capital hospitals for medical treatment during the current season.

According to the date collected by the Ministry of National Health Services & Regulations (NHSR), a total of 329 suspected patients of Dengue virus were brought to the hospitals of federal capitals. The data showed that out of the received number of patients at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and Federal Government Services Hospital (FGSH) known as polyclinic, 86 patients were tested as dengue positive. It said that 18 people were brought in the hospitals only in the last 48 hours with confirmation of virus in eight patients.

In previous month, PIMS received a total of 27 patients, 15 from urban and 13 from rural areas. Meanwhile, a total of 36 patients, including 15 from urban and 21 from rural areas, were brought to the FGSH. Three confirm cases were reported in the Federal General Hospital (FGH) and one at private Shifa International Hospital...

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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/234031-Dengue-fever-claims-lives-of-two-elderly-persons


Dengue fever claims lives of two elderly persons
M. Waqar Bhatti
October 3, 2017

The dreaded dengue haemorrhagic fever has claimed two more lives in Karachi, as two elderly persons died near the end of last week at a private hospital, Sindh Health Department officials said on Monday.

?A 77-year-old man died due to dengue fever at the Aga Khan University Hospital on Saturday, while a 64-year-old woman died due to complicated dengue fever at the same hospital on Friday,? Sindh Dengue Prevention & Control Programme chief Dr Abdul Rasheed told The News.

With the two latest deaths, the number of casualties because of the mosquito-borne viral disease has reached eight, said the health official, adding that the hospital reported both the deaths to the authorities on Monday due to holidays in connection with Ashura.

Health experts say Karachi is in the grip of mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria, dengue fever and chikungunya, as dozens of people have died due to vector-borne diseases in the city following the recent monsoon rains, but since majority of the public and private hospitals do not share their data with the authorities, the deaths often go unreported...
 
Source: http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/408215-Dengue-in-Peshawar-kills-one-more,-death-toll-reaches-42

Dengue in Peshawar kills one more, death toll reaches 42
Last Updated On 04 October,2017 02:54 pm
350 dengue patients are being treated in different hospitals across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the moment

PESHAWAR (Dunya News) ? Dengue fever has Wednesday killed one more person in Peshawar, and the death toll owing to the fatal disease has reached 42.

According to details, 51-year-old Pervez who was resident of Tehkal Payan was admitted to Khyber Teaching Hospital where he could not survive.

The Dengue Response Unit (DRU) has reported that blood samples of 1679 persons were taken in last 24 hours. Out of these, 351 patients have been tested positive and 123 are admitted to hospitals...
 
Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/234322-Dengue-fever-outbreak-in-Bhara-Kahu-getting-severer


Dengue fever outbreak in Bhara Kahu getting severer
Muhammad Qasim
October 4, 2017

Islamabad :The ongoing outbreak of dengue fever in Bhara Kahu area of the federal capital is getting severer as the number of confirmed cases of the infection from the area is continuously on the rise.

Data collected by ?The News? on Tuesday has revealed that in last four days, as many as 34 patients have been confirmed positive for dengue fever from the federal capital of which 23 are residents of Bhara Kahu. These 34 patients landed in the hospitals in Islamabad while another 10 patients from Bhara Kahu area reported at Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi in last four days.

According to details, a locality namely Mangu Town along Col. Amanullah Road in Bhara Kahu area has been severely hit by dengue fever outbreak though the number of confirmed cases of the infection is also on the rise in scattered areas of Islamabad.

To date, a total of 164 patients have been confirmed positive for dengue fever at the public sector hospitals in Islamabad of which as many as 85 are residents of rural areas of the federal capital while 35 belong to Islamabad urban...
 
Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/234691-Dengue-death-toll-soars-to-43

Bureau report
October 5, 2017
Dengue death toll soars to 43

PESHAWAR: Another patient died of dengue in the provincial capital and the virus infected 312 more people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, said the provincial Health Department.

Mira Khan, 80, was admitted to the Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) on September 30 with high fever where he was diagnosed with dengue and subsequently died.

He belonged to Naudeh Payan of Arbab Road in Peshawar.

With him, the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa climbed to 43.

The dengue virus was first reported in Peshawar in July this year and the majority of people who died of this disease belonged to Tehkal, Pishtakhara ?and Sufaid Dheri union councils.

The virus infected thousands of people in KP?s many districts, including Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi, Kohat, Haripur, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Buner, Dir, and Charsadda...
 
Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1526327/toll-dengue-virus-outbreak-rises-50-k-p/


Toll from dengue virus outbreak rises to 50 in K-P
By Umer Farooq
Published: October 9, 2017

Toll from the ongoing dengue virus outbreak rose to 50 in the provincial on Sunday, officials said. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) health department has already devised a six-month-long plan to respond to the viral infection with a focus on vector surveillance. Four more people died of the dengue virus in Peshawar on Sunday, taking the toll to 50. Moreover, at least 336 fresh cases of dengue were reported from different parts of the province.

Health officials, privy to the developments, stated that with the mercury expected to drop in the coming weeks, the viral infection will automatically ebb...
 
Source: http://nation.com.pk/national/15-Oct-2017/dengue-claims-another-life-in-peshawar

Dengue claims another life in Peshawar
October 15, 2017
Our Staff Reporter

PESHAWAR - Dengue fever on Saturday claimed life of another patient, raising the death toll to 55 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa so far...

...In its fresh report, the Dengue Response Unit said that a total of 1,574 people were tested for dengue virus at the three major hospitals in the provincial metropolis. Of them, 455 were tested positive for dengue virus. However, only 127 were admitted to hospitals, while 128 were discharged after giving them initial treatment, it explained. Moreover, it further said that at present, as many as 483 dengue patients were being treated at different hospitals...
 
Source: http://nation.com.pk/multan/19-Oct-2017/dengue-claims-another-life-in-peshawar

Dengue claims another life in Peshawar
October 19, 2017
Said Alam Khan

PESHAWAR - The dengue fever on Wednesday took another life in the city, raising the death toll to 56 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Tayyab, 22, resident of Maskeen Abad, had been admitted to Khyber Teaching Hospital on October 12 after being bitten by the dengue mosquito.

On Wednesday, the Dengue Response Unit said in its report that a total of 1,884 people were tested for dengue virus at different hospitals. Of them, 460 were tested positive for the virus. However, only 150 were admitted to hospitals, the unit said.

It further said that as many as 182 dengue patients were discharged after giving them initial treatment. At present, over 400 dengue patients are being treated at different hospitals, it said...
 
Source: http://www.emro.who.int/surveillanc...reaks/dengue-in-pakistan-outbreak-update.html

[h=2]Dengue in Pakistan: outbreak update[/h]

19 October 2017 ? The provincial health department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan has reported a cumulative total of 74 820 cases of suspected dengue fever since the outbreak was first reported on 19 July 2017, including 15 828 laboratory-confirmed cases and 54 deaths.
The district of Peshawar has reported the highest number of cases, with a current total of 68 142 suspected cases, including 14 035 confirmed cases and 50 deaths reported from local health facilities.
The Provincial Directorate of Health is coordinating efforts of the Dengue Response Unit in collaboration with WHO. This includes providing technical guidance and support for health workers in the areas of surveillance, laboratory diagnosis, case management and social mobilization. WHO has provided case management training for 30 medical officers, and held emergency training for entomologists on vector control.
To inform the community of the dangers of the outbreak, awareness sessions have been held for religious leaders, school teachers and head masters to advise the community on dengue causes and prevention. Lady health workers have been engaged to educate communities to recognize dengue symptoms and refer suspected cases to health authorities.
In addition, more than 190000 households in various areas of Peshawar have been sprayed with larvicide (space spraying) and provided health education on dengue prevention.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection that causes a severe flu-like illness, and sometimes causes a potentially lethal complication called severe dengue. The viruses are passed on to humans through the bites of an infective female Aedes mosquito, which acquires the virus while feeding on the blood of an infected person. Dengue is one of the fastest spreading viral infections in the world, and is endemic to Pakistan.
 
Source: http://nation.com.pk/25-Oct-2017/dengue-claims-two-more-lives-in-kp

Dengue claims two more lives in KP
October 25, 2017

PESHAWAR:- The dengue fever on Tuesday took two more lives , raising death toll by the disease to 61 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. A 30-year-old Haseena Bibi, daughter of Rehman Noor of Achni and a 50-year-old Liaquat Ali, son of Essa Khan, resident of Sufaid Dehri, had been brought to Hayatabad Medical Complex and Khyber Teaching Hospital on October 20 and 22, respectively. They, however, lost their lives at the hospitals on Tuesday. The dengue fever has killed a total of 61 people in the province so far. The first case of dengue fever had surfaced on July 22.?Said Alam Khan...

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Source: http://pakobserver.net/dengue-control-rawalpindi-district/

Dengue under control in Rawalpindi district
Rawalpindi

Around 305 dengue positive patients were reported in Allied hospitals of city in 2017, while last year 1106 patients results were positive and in 2015 the number was 3303, said Deputy Commissioner Talat Gondal here Wednesday.
?To date, the allied hospitals have registered 305 confirm patients while at present only 35 dengue patients are under treatment in hospitals belonging to Rawalpindi,? he added.
The DC said that all out-efforts were being made to control dengue cases in Rawalpindi district, adding ?Dengue fever situation is under control and no death has occurred due to Dengue. Chance of dengue fever will end by end of October as weather changes .?...
 
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