Pakistan: 2018 Dengue

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Source: https://www.urdupoint.com/en/health/...ar-422298.html


132 People Affected By Dengue Virus This Year: Report
Sumaira FH 3 hours ago Fri 31st August 2018 | 10:02 PM

SARGODHA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 31st Aug, 2018 ) :The focal person for Dengue Control Cell, Dr Tariq Hassan, has said that during the ongoing year, 36 points were detected with active dengue larvae and 132 patients were diagnosed with dengue virus symptoms across the district...

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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/363...ederal-capital


Muhammad Qasim
September 3, 2018
First confirmed cases of dengue fever from federal capital

Islamabad: As many as two patients have been tested positive for dengue fever from the federal capital being the first confirmed cases of the infection this year from Islamabad though both the patients were tested positive at one of the three teaching hospitals in Rawalpindi, Holy Family Hospital. Data collected by ?The News? on Sunday has revealed that one of the two first patients of dengue fever reported from Islamabad this year is a resident of G-6/3 while the other, a traffic constable is a resident of Tehsil Gujar Khan though working here in I-8/1.

According to health experts, the appearance of the first two cases of dengue fever from the federal capital ahead of the setting in of peak season for transmission of dengue fever in this region of the country is alarming...

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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/364...cted-in-khyber

Bureau report
September 6, 2018
Woman dies of dengue fever as over 200 infected in Khyber

PESHAWAR: The dengue virus on Wednesday took first life this year and infected more than 200 other people mostly from Khyber district where the disease has reportedly become an epidemic by infecting dozens of people, according to government officials.

The virus in Khyber district allegedly spread due to negligence of the district administration and Fata Secretariat...

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Source: https://nation.com.pk/10-Sep-2018/de...sharp-increase


Dengue cases witness sharp increase
September 10, 2018

Rawalpindi - Dengue fever cases have registered a sharp rise in the city as the total number of patients has reached 27, said in-charge Anti dengue campaign Dr Zeeshan Ahmed here Sunday. The in-charge informed APP that around 1240 dengue fever suspects have so far been brought to the allied hospitals of the city, out of which 137 cases were probable and 27 having dengue positive results who were being provided with the required treatment. He said that at present three patients were admitted in the Holy Family Hospital, one of whom belonged to federal capital and two from cantonment area...

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Source: https://pakobserver.net/35-cases-of-...n-ict-na-told/

35 cases of dengue fever reported in ICT: NA told
September 27, 2018


State Minister for Interior Shehryar Afridi on Wednesday informed National Assembly that about 35 cases of dengue fever had been reported in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) till date. The minister said this while responding to a calling attention notice regarding expected outbreak of dengue fever in Islamabad Capital Territory.
He said that during last year about 103 cases of dengue fever were reported in the federal capital. The minister said that peak time of the dengue fever in the country is from October to mid of November. Afridi said that after the mid of November, the dengue fever start declining...

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Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1811539...ases-reported/


The Express Tribune > Pakistan > Sindh
Weekly update: 31 dengues cases reported
By PPI
Published: September 26, 2018

KARACHI:
As many as 31 dengue fever cases were reported from Karachi in a week, taking the total number of reported cases in the city to 896 since January 1.

According to the weekly report issued by the Prevention and Control Program for Dengue in Sindh, at least 32 new dengue fever cases surfaced across the province. Out of these, 31 were from Karachi.

In September, a total 154 dengue positive cases were detected across the province, out of which 148 were from Karachi and six from other districts...

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Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1817818...-dengue-virus/

Eight more test positive for dengue virus
By Our Correspondent
Published: October 4, 2018

RAWALPINDI:
The dengue virus has been confirmed in eight more patients in the Allied Hospitals within the past 24 hours.

Dengue virus patients have been moved to the quarantine wards set up in the state-run hospitals of the garrison city.

The department of health and the city administration are facing a dire situation with the spike in dengue cases.

According to health officials, the number of patients with confirmed dengue virus stands at 125. At least 57 of them belong to Islamabad and they were shifted to Rawalpindi from Islamabad.

Dengue has been confirmed in 51 citizens of Rawalpindi so far. Four dengue patients belong to Attock, while four are from to K-P, five from AJK and three were expatriates who had come home only to be bitten by dengue infested mosquitoes and land in hospitals.

Among the three expats locked up in quarantine wards, one was from Jhelum, and the other two were from Sargodha and Chakwal...

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Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1820540...ue-rawalpindi/


The Express Tribune > Pakistan
Nine more test positive for dengue in Rawalpindi
By Our Correspondent
Published: October 8, 2018

RAWALPINDI:
The number of people diagnosed with the dengue virus soared over 160 on Sunday after nine patients at the Holy Family Hospital tested positive for the viral fever.

Owing to improper measures for tackling the virus, residents of Chawni area of Rawalpindi, including Peoples Colony, Allama Iqbal Colony adjoining areas staged a protest against the district administration...

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Source: https://www.brecorder.com/2018/10/09...-in-karachi-2/



More dengue cases in Karachi
Fawad Maqsood Oct 9th, 2018 0

KARACHI: At least 12 more dengue fever cases were reported across the city in a week, taking the reported cases? toll to 944 in the city since 1st January 2018.

As per weekly report issued by Prevention and Control Program for Dengue in Sindh, as many as 12 new dengue fever cases were recorded throughout the Karachi city in a week.

No new case was reported from others districts of the province. In October, a total 16 dengue positive cases were reported from Karachi city...

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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/383...ed-from-tarnol

22 more confirmed cases reported from Tarnol
Muhammad Qasim
October 22, 2018

Islamabad : A dengue fever outbreak that started hitting population in various vicinities falling in Union Council Tarnol of the federal capital has continued its spread though the number of cases reported everyday has been showing downward trend for the last 72 hours.

Data collected by ?The News? on Sunday has revealed that as many as 22 confirmed cases of dengue fever have been reported from Tarnol in last four days taking the total number of confirmed patients so far reported from the affected area to 154.

The data also reveals that in last four days, a total of 35 confirmed patients of the infection have been reported from various localities in the federal capital taking total number of patients so far reported from Islamabad to 201...

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Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/201...ing-last-week/


82 more dengue cases reported in Karachi during last week
by PPI , (Last Updated 7 hours ago)

KARACHI: At least 82 more dengue fever cases were reported across the City during the last week, taking the official toll to 1,203 recorded so far in 2018.

As per a weekly report issued by Prevention and Control Programme for Dengue in Sindh, as many as 85 new dengue fever cases were detected throughout the Sinh province last week of which 82 cases were from Karachi and three from other districts of the province...

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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/390...itive-in-pindi


Another 275 tested dengue positive in Pindi
Our Correspondent
November 6, 2018

RAWALPINDI: The dengue fever outbreak in this region of the country is still hitting population incessantly despite a significant fall in mercury as the number of patients being tested positive for the infection here at the three allied hospitals in town is still on the rise.

The allied hospitals have confirmed well over 275 patients for dengue fever in last 20 days that took the total number of confirmed patients so far registered with the three hospitals to over 600...

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Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1844135...ases-soar-700/


In twin cities: Suspected dengue cases soar above 700
By Qaiser Sherazi
Published: November 10, 2018

RAWALPINDI:
As the number of suspected dengue cases soared past 700, the Rawalpindi district administration is weighing up plans to launch a comprehensive effort which would curb the incidence of dengue next year.

While dengue cases are on the decline in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi owing to the onset of winter, the national health body has issued a seasonal illness alert.

As many as 734 suspected dengue patients have been admitted and treated at hospitals in Rawalpindi so far this year. Of these, 377 have been reported from Rawalpindi district...

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Source: https://nation.com.pk/12-Nov-2018/12...ted-in-karachi



128 more dengue cases reported in Karachi

As many as 128 more dengue fever cases have emerged in Karachi this week, taking the reported cases toll to 1,331 since 1st January 2018.

According to the weekly report issued by Prevention and Control Program for Dengue in Sindh, at least 137 new dengue fever cases surfaced across the Sindh province in a week out of which 128 were in Karachi and nine in other districts.

In November, a total of 222 dengue positive cases were detected in Sindh out of which 210 happened in Karachi and 12 in other districts of the province...

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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/397...-in-four-years


November 24, 2018
Around 49,938 infected, 107 died of dengue in four years

Islamabad: Around 49,938 persons have been infected by Dengue in the country during last four years, of which 107 lost their precious lives because of this fatal disease.

Of the total, 3,930 were affected in Islamabad, 6,058 in Punjab, 10,447 in Sindh, 28,298 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), 139 in Balochistan, 398 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and 668 in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) while no data was available for Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).

The year-wise data of provinces issued by National Health Services Division on Friday showed that in Punjab 2,912 persons were affected by Dengue during 2015, 2,591 in 2016, 508 in 2017 and 47 in 2018. In Islamabad 526 persons were affected by Dengue during 2015, 2,813 in 2016, 296 in 2017 and 295 in 2018...