Pakistan: 2019 Dengue

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Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2042252...-dengue-pindi/


55 more test positive for dengue in Pindi
By Our Correspondent
Published: August 26, 2019

RAWALPINDI:
Despite rigorous efforts of the district government, the influx of dengue patients in the three allied hospitals of Rawalpindi continued on Sunday, with as many as 125 new patients seeking treatment.

According to health officials, over the past 24-hours, the three allied hospitals including Benazir Bhutto General Hospital (BBH), Holy Family Hospital (HFH) and District headquarters (DHQ) Hospital, some 55 patients have tested positive for the virus while 70 suspected dengue patients are awaiting results of laboratory blood tests.

Of those who tested positive, 23 patients had been brought to HFH, 22 to BBH and 10 to DHQ.

During the current season, some 863 dengue suspected patients have been brought to the allied hospitals. Of these, so far 331 patients have tested positive for dengue. However, 674 suspected dengue patients have been discharged so far after being provided with treatment...

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Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2045345...ied-hospitals/

Two die of dengue, over 600 admitted to allied hospitals
By Our Correspondent
Published: August 30, 2019

RAWALPINDI:
Two brothers of the Gulbahar Colony area died of dengue fever on Thursday, while their third brother has been admitted in hospital with symptoms of the viral disease.

The deceased, Saad Saeed and Saod Saeed, were under treatment at Holy Family Hospital. The family, however, took the third brother, Sarmad Saeed to Military Hospital said their neighbour Numberdar Tahir Kiyani...

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Source: https://www.samaa.tv/living/health/2...achi-minister/

235 Chinese workers diagnosed with dengue in Karachi: minister
Faisal Khan
8 hours ago

At least 235 Chinese workers have recently been diagnosed with the dengue virus in Karachi, the Sindh health minister confirmed Saturday.

All the cases were reported from the same area, Azra Fazal Pechuho told reporters, adding that there were Chinese workers working on a plant in the Hawke?s Bay area...

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Source: https://dailytimes.com.pk/458855/156...ge-in-karachi/

156 more dengue cases emerge in Karachi
September 3, 2019

As many as 156 more dengue fever cases were reported in the city in a week, taking the number of reported cases to 1,463 since January 1, 2019...
... A total of 1,532 dengue cases have been detected in Sindh province so far out of them, 1,463 were in Karachi and 69 in other districts. Six people had been died due to dengue fever in Karachi this year so far.

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Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/201...e-in-lahore-2/


Dengue cases on rise in Lahore
by Shahab Omer , (Last Updated 39 mins ago)

LAHORE: Atleast 90 cases of dengue have reported in Lahore, this season. A claim which is refuted by the Punjab government?s health department which puts the number of registered cases in Lahore at 20...

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Dengue fever claims another life
BY STAFF REPORT , (LAST UPDATED 19 HOURS AGO)

KARACHI: ...

Spokesman Prevention and Control Program of Dengue (PCPD) Sindh said a 34-year-old, Sultan Ali Sayani, resident of Diamond Super Market, district East area of Karachi, was brought to Aga Khan Hospital (AKU) a few days ago with dengue hemorrhagic fever.

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A total of 1,658 dengue cases have been detected in Sindh province so far out of them, 1,585 were in Karachi and 73 in other districts.

Eight people have died due to dengue fever in Karachi this year so far.
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/201...-another-life/

Woman dies of dengue at Peshawar?s Khyber Teaching Hospital
Fayaz Ahmed
September 6, 2019


A woman died of dengue fever in Peshawar on Thursday night.

The 40-year-old passed away at the Khyber Teaching Hospital where she had come for treatment.

The deceased hailed from Peshawar?s Mushtar Zai.
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https://www.samaa.tv/living/health/2019/09/woman-dies-of-dengue-at-peshawars-khyber-teaching-hospital/

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Two women die of dengue fever in Rawalpindi hospitals
Aamir YasinSeptember 15, 2019

RAWALPINDI: Two women died of dengue fever at the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) and the District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) Hospital on Saturday as 154 more patients landed in three government hospitals in the city.

Parveen Gulzar, 65, a resident of Lunda Bazaar, was brought to the DHQ hospital in a critical condition on Sept 11. She had also spent two days in the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) with a cardiac problem but was later referred to the DHQ hospital for the treatment of the dengue fever.
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Sabeena Bibi, 50, a resident of Murree Road, was brought to the HFH in a critical condition on Sept 12. She was put on a ventilator on Friday and died on Saturday morning.
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More than 2,000 dengue patients were brought to the HFH, Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH) and the DHQ hospital during the last a few weeks.

At present, 485 dengue patients are admitted to the three hospitals; 154 of them arrived in last 24 hours against 168 who were discharged.
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https://www.dawn.com/news/1505223

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Pakistan- Man dies of dengue fever in Peshawar

Date
9/16/2019 3:39:46 PM

(MENAFN - Tribal News Network) PESHAWAR: Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease, has killed young newspaper vendor in Peshawar district on Monday.

According to details, Sheikh Mohammed's resident Tilah Mohammed had complained of fever some days ago. He arrived at Lady Reading Hospital, the province's largest medical centre, where, after preliminary tests, he was diagnosed with a dengue mosquito bite.

Later, He was admitted to the Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar for four consecutive days but despite the efforts of the doctors, he could not survive and died in the hospital. The late Tilah Muhammad belonged to a poor family who used to come to the newspaper market early in the morning to earn his living by selling newspapers in his particular area. He left behind two sons, five daughters and a widow.
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https://menafn.com/1099011783/Pakistan-Man-dies-of-dengue-fever-in-Peshawar

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7,921 dengue cases, 16 deaths across Pakistan: report
Samaa Digital
9 hours ago


The dengue preservation ward at a hospital in Rawalpindi. Photo: Online

Sixteen people have died of dengue in the country this year, according to the latest field data from the Emergency Operations Centre in Islamabad.

The most recent death was reported in Islamabad on Monday.

On September 16, 194 cases, the maximum number of cases, were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including 88 from Peshawar. In Punjab, 95 cases were reported, including 82 in Rawalpindi, and 81 have been reported in Islamabad. Of the 36 cases reported in Sindh, 35 are from Karachi.


The surveillance report has declared the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi the worst affected with 163 cases recorded in the last 24 hours.
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https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/09/7921-dengue-cases-16-deaths-across-pakistan-report/

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Pakistan- Two girls die of dengue in Peshawar


Date

9/22/2019 7:07:18 AM


(MENAFN - Tribal News Network) PESHAWAR: In an alarming development, two more dengue patients died in Peshawar on Saturday, while the disease continues to spread rapidly in most parts of KP.

The two girls who died of dengue fever belonged to Bahadur Killi area of Peshawar. They were identified as 17-year-old Nabeela and 13-year-old Remsha. Both were laid to rest in their village graveyard on Saturday. The Health Department did not confirm the death of girls due to dengue fever.
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https://menafn.com/1099035391/Pakistan-Two-girls-die-of-dengue-in-Peshawar

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Pakistani officials say outbreak of dengue fever kills 20

ASSOCIATED PRESS
September 24, 2019 - 1:40 AM

ISLAMABAD ? Pakistani health officials are battling an outbreak of dengue fever in the South Asian nation, confirming over 10,000 cases and 20 deaths in recent months.

More patients with symptoms of dengue fever were arriving Tuesday at hospitals in all major cities, putting a strain on the country's poor health system.

Zafar Mirza, a government adviser on health, says as many as 10,013 dengue cases have so far been reported and that free medical treatment will be provided to patients suffering from illness
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http://m.startribune.com/pakistani-officials-say-outbreak-of-dengue-fever-kills-20/561197582/

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14,015 dengue cases reported across country: SAPM on health Dr Mirza

ISLAMABAD: At least 14,015 cases of dengue have been confirmed in Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan's special assistant on national health services, regulations, and coordination, Dr Zafar Mirza, said Friday, indicating that the federal capital recorded the highest number in the past 24 hours.

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Dr Mirza said 26 deaths have been confirmed so far from dengue disease throughout Pakistan but clarified that no death was reported in the last 24 hours.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/532963-14015-dengue-cases-reported-across-country-sapm-on-health-dr-mirza

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Dengue fever kills two more in Faisalabad
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Dengue-fever-claims-another-life-in-KarachiDengue fever has claimed two more lives in Faisalabad as over 80 patients were tested positive for the disease in the city. Laboratories remained closed in Faisalabad owing to the protest of Grand Health Alliance as tests of patients could not be conducted. 16 sufferers are admitted to Allied and Civil Hospitals in the city. 114 more patients have been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 24 hours. According to Dengue Response Unit, 53 more patients have been diagnosed with the dengue fever in Peshawar [total numbers: 1,819]. 262 patients are admitted to hospitals in the province.
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https://dailytimes.com.pk/474891/dengue-fever-kills-two-more-in-faisalabad/

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Source: https://www.news18.com/news/world/de...y-2328221.html

Dengue Cases on the Rise in Pakistan's Punjab Province; 218 Tested Positive in a Day
Last week, a 16-year-old boy, Aryan, had succumbed to dengue fever in the same Allied Hospital. The hospital is currently treating 18 dengue patients.
Ahona Sengupta | Updated:September 30, 2019, 2:48 PM IST

As many as 218 new patients have been tested positive with dengue in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Saturday.

A number of vector-borne diseases were reported from Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan and Lahore. As per the official figures, the total number of people tested positive of dengue in Punjab so far this year has rose to a whopping 3,211.

A spokesperson from the health department in Lahore said every possible treatment facility is being provided to the dengue patients and work on destroying dengue larvae has been intensified, The Dawn reported.

The official said of the total 3,211 dengue patients, 2,552 were discharged from the government and private hospitals. Of the patients who are still hospitalised, six were under treatment in the intensive care units (ICUs) while others were reported to be out of danger...

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Dengue death toll in Karachi rises to 11
Umar Asif & Faisal Khan
4 hours ago

In the past 48 hours, 179 more people have been diagnosed with dengue in Karachi.

The total number of people affected by dengue in the city has now reached 3,045. Eleven people have died so far.

Those who died were between the ages of 25 and 35, according to the city?s dengue cell.

Rawalpindi

An additional 129 people have been diagnosed with dengue in Rawalpindi...

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Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1508089

2,777 cases of dengue reported in capital, NHS ministry data finds
Ikram JunaidiUpdated September 30, 2019

ISLAMABAD: There have been 2,777 cases of dengue this season in the capital, according to a report from the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS).

According to the report, which is available with Dawn, seven Islamabad residents have died of dengue. There have been more than 16,000 cases of dengue reported across the country.

The ministry is hoping that dengue cases will fall along with the temperature, but efforts are also being made to ensure every patient can be given a bed in hospitals...