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  • #16
    Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1526327...-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...

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    • #17
      Source: http://nation.com.pk/national/15-Oct...fe-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...

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      • #18
        Source: http://nation.com.pk/multan/19-Oct-2...fe-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...

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        • #19
          Source: http://www.emro.who.int/surveillance...ak-update.html

          Dengue in Pakistan: outbreak update



          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.

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          • #20
            Source: http://nation.com.pk/25-Oct-2017/den...re-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-contro...indi-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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            • #21
              Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/201...ce-in-karachi/

              45 more dengue cases surface in Karachi
              Karachi
              7 hours ago BY PPI

              KARACHI: Six more dengue fever cases were reported in Karachi on Monday, taking the cases toll to 45 since 1st December 2017.
              According to the weekly report issued by Prevention and Control Program for Dengue in Sindh, at least 45 new dengue fever cases surfaced in Karachi in first four days of December, taking the patients toll to 2,664 in Sindh province since 1st January 2017...

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              • #22
                Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/201...kp-so-far-who/


                69 people succumbed to dengue fever in KP: WHO
                Islamabad
                14 hours ago BY Agencies

                KARACHI: Dengue outbreak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has claimed 69 lives so far, according to a report by World Health Organization. Pakistan, which is endemic to dengue since 1994, has faced a number of repeated outbreaks in different provinces; however, the virus peaked during July to November this year.

                ?This year an outbreak was reported from the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 69 deaths reported from this outbreak so far,? states the WHO?s Weekly Epidemiological Monitor, adding that the reason behind the deaths is unclear...

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                • #23
                  Source: https://www.brecorder.com/2017/12/12...ce-in-karachi/


                  114 more dengue cases surface in Karachi
                  Fawad Maqsood Dec 12th, 2017

                  KARACHI: Six more dengue fever cases were detected in Karachi city on Monday, taking the number of reported cases to 159 in the city since 1st December 2017.

                  As per the weekly report issued by Prevention and Control Program for Dengue in Sindh, as many as 114 new dengue fever cases surfaced in Karachi this week, taking the number of the reported cases to 2,779 in Sindh province since 1st January 2017...

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                  • #24
                    Source: https://dailytimes.com.pk/157200/mor...nfirmed-in-kp/


                    More than 24,000 dengue fever cases confirmed in KP
                    Jawad Zulfiqar
                    December 11, 2017

                    LAHORE: Reportedly, more than 24,807 cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in 2017.

                    On October 26, World Health Organisation (WHO) reported that out of 87,250 suspected cases of dengue fever in KP, 18,892 were confirmed by laboratories. WHO also reported 58 deaths from the disease including the 53 deaths registered in Peshawar district where 78,844 suspected cases were reported and 16,991 confirmed.

                    On November 12, WHO reported that 24,807 cases were confirmed in KP while the death toll had increased to 69...

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                    • #25
                      Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/201...ce-in-karachi/


                      70 more dengue cases surface in Karachi
                      Karachi
                      5 hours ago BY PPI

                      As many as five more dengue fever cases were reported in Karachi city on Monday, taking the number of detected cases to 229 in the city since December 1, 2017.

                      According to the weekly report issued by Prevention and Control Programme for Dengue in Sindh, at least 70 new dengue fever cases surfaced in Karachi in a week, taking the patients toll to 2,849 in the province since January 1, 2017...

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                      • #26
                        Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/201...ce-in-karachi/


                        23 more dengue cases surface in Karachi
                        Karachi
                        3 hours ago BY APP

                        ...According to the Prevention and Control Program for Dengue in Sindh, as many as 24 new dengue fever cases surfaced across the Sindh province from January 01 to January 07, of which 23 in Karachi alone. In 2017, a total 2,927 dengue cases were reported throughout Sindh, and 12 died from dengue fever...

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