Saudi Arabia: 2011 Dengue cases

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Source: http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article255340.ece

Six dengue fever, four malaria cases confirmed
By SARAH ABDULLAH | ARAB NEWS
Published: Feb 10, 2011 01:02 Updated: Feb 10, 2011 01:02

JEDDAH: Six cases of dengue fever and four cases of malaria have been confirmed since the Jan. 26 floods in Jeddah, according to the Ministry of Health.

Dr. Sami Badawood, director of the Health Affairs Department in Jeddah, said that since the beginning of the year there have been 61 reported cases of dengue fever, with 26 of them still not being confirmed...

 

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Source: http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2011021693899

11 dengue fever cases in Jeddah
MUHAMMAD DAWOUD
No cause for alarm: Official

JEDDAH: Jeddah Health Affairs has announced 11 confirmed cases of dengue fever but reassured the public that there is ?no cause for alarm?, saying that the figure is not as high as previous years.

?As a whole, the situation is not worrying, because there are only 11 confirmed cases of dengue fever out of a suspected 32 reported this week,? said Sami Badawoud, head of Jeddah Health Affairs.
?The figure is okay compared to last year.?

He also noted that the Mayor?s Office is responsible for fighting the illness, while Health Affairs is tasked with ?promoting awareness?.
The tasks of the two authorities, he said, are clearly defined and do not clash...

 

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Source: http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article302435.ece


Dengue danger lurks in Jeddah

By MARIAM NIHAL | ARAB NEWS

Published: Mar 6, 2011 00:13 Updated: Mar 6, 2011 00:13

JEDDAH: Thirty three cases of dengue fever have been reported in the last three weeks in Jeddah, according to Health Affairs Director Dr. Sami Badawood, adding that more infections were likely in the coming weeks as the cool season comes to an end.

Over a month after the Jan. 26 floods, local residents are combating fears of a malaria epidemic with the alarming rate of mosquitoes that have infested the city as a result of standing water. Jeddah?s winter months are characterized by lower temperatures and precipitation which cause seasonal increases in disease-spreading mosquitoes. The floods of Jan. 26 also helped to increase the amount of standing water in the city.

Residents have complained about the lack of preventative measures to combat mosquitoes, which lay their eggs in standing water such as puddles, spills from water and sewage trucks and in open cisterns or improvised water-storage containers inside or near homes. Potable water that has been tainted with sewage during the floods can also cause amoebic dysentery, which is potentially fatal to the young, the elderly and the infirm whose immune systems are compromised.

Health officials in the city had called on residents to take safety measures against dengue fever and infections and there has been a large turn up of people at hospitals and clinics to get vaccinated...

 

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Source: http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20110418032220

18 Apr 2011 Arab News

Dengue fever cases drop by half
By MD HUMAIDAN

JEDDAH: Cases of dengue fever in Jeddah have dropped by half over the past five years.

However, there were 69 cases of dengue, a debilitating viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, over the last fortnight which the Jeddah governorate said was normal this time of the year...

...The statement said the number of cases registered until the end of the 14th week this year was 238, over 50 percent less than the same period last year, which saw 491 cases. This was despite the heavy rain that fell in Jeddah in January...

 

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Source: http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2011042198818

Dengue fever at epidemic proportions: Health official
HUSSEIN HAZAZI

JEDDAH: Dengue fever is at epidemic proportions in Jeddah and will be hard to eradicate, according to Dr. Sami Eid, Assistant Director General of Health Affairs in Jeddah for Primary Health Care.

Eid said the situation has worsened over the last few years because of the heavy downpours and floods in the governorate.

Even though there has been a 50 percent drop in infected patients so far this year, compared to the same period last year, there are joint plans underway to eradicate the disease by the Jeddah Mayoralty, Ministry of Agriculture and Health Affairs...

 

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Rain and Dengue fever -
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increasing the incidence of confirmed dengue fever cases to 12 per week.
They attributed the high casualties to the large number of wetlands in the neighborhoods and the end of the incubation period of mosquitoes, confirming the notice of the Secretariat the high number of dengue fever cases and the seriousness of the situation, and warned of the worsening situation, with the number of casualties since the beginning of this year, dengue fever to 300 cases including 100 confirmed cases ?.

It seems that the continued existence of stagnant water in the back streets has helped to further increase in the number of dengue fever cases, she says ?home? on the date of 04.17.1432 e after 17 days, which was published ?Okaz? and reported previously: ?recorded Jeddah Last week 17 cases of new cases of dengue fever, a decrease of seven cases from the week before last, who scored 24 cases, bringing the number of cases to 147 cases during the past three months.

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http://www.okaz.com.sa/new/Issues/20110417/Con20110417412642.htm

 

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Dengue workers demanding 2 months salary as a risk allowance -


Student personnel program dengue concerned them confirmation to the Ministry of Health with the exchange two months salary to them, like their colleagues in other items, pointing out that they are working 8 hours a day from 3 pm until ten o'clock at night, adding that we are in our work, which ranges between four to five years has not been calculated in our service area of ​​our work through the insurance, noting that some of them graduates, diplomas and university health and the environment are exposed to contact with the carrier of dengue fever infection without taking the allowance like

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http://al-madina.com/node/296948

 

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64 people contract Dengue in 1 week in Jeddah -

2011-05-01 2:43 AM Cause "the behavior of comfort" when mosquitoes in 64 new cases of dengue fever during the last week in Jeddah, according to Assistant Under-Secretary-Jeddah to crises and emergencies Fahd Adakksi, which explained the behavior of comfort mosquitoes that escape from the heat, which began increasing in Jeddah, into the homes of citizens, which increases the proportion of mosquito bites of the population


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http://www.alwatan.com.sa/Local/News_Detail.aspx?ArticleID=52102&CategoryID=5
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Fines to be imposed for lax compliance regarding stagnant water -

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Imposed on the Secretariat of the Holy City ?regulatory restrictions? aims to contribute to the reduction of the increasing incidence of disease ?Dengue Fever? between the residents and visitors to Mecca, as she waved a weapon ?fines repeated? and ?off the construction work? in the face of engineering offices lax in compliance with the parameters of buildings construction which states that there is no stagnant water or underground tanks or containers is sealed, insisting on the need for follow-up sub-municipal buildings falling under this category, and the preparation of reports in this regard.

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http://ksa.daralhayat.com/ksaarticle/267645

 

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Source: http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=20110630104154

Dengue fever cases increase in Jeddah
HUSSEIN HAZAZI

JEDDAH: Local medical sources in Jeddah have confirmed that there are more than 12 dengue fever cases being reported here every week, which shows infections are on the rise. Previous reports showed that cases had dropped to 10 and even eight a week.

Prince Mish?al Bin Majed Bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of Jeddah, has directed the Jeddah Mayoralty, the General Administration for Agricultural Affairs and Directorate of Health Affairs to work together to eradicate the disease.

The sources said dengue fever has been spreading in Jeddah due to environmental factors and urged health directorate officials to launch intensive awareness campaigns to enlighten the public about preventive measures.

Reports show the central area in Jeddah has the highest number of cases because of swamps and stagnant pools which breed disease-bearing mosquitoes.

The residents in the area have lodged complaints...