Pakistan: 2019 Dengue

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Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/pakista...ion-n-mdrpk017


Pakistan: Dengue Outbreak Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) DREF Operation n? MDRPK017
Report from International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies
Published on 11 Oct 2019 — View Original

Description of the disaster

A total of 19,296 dengue positive cases have been confirmed as of 2 October 2019 and more than 30 deaths were reported in September based on Federal Disease Surveillance and Response Unit from Field Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Division – National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad...

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Source: https://dailytimes.com.pk/486206/300...-sindh-in-oct/

3,000 dengue fever cases reported in Sindh in Oct
* 5,657 dengue patients discharged from KP hospitals so far
* Government prepares plan to eliminate dengue in twin cities
October 20, 2019

The number of dengue fever cases in Sindh in October has crossed 3,000 mark, with most of the cases reported in Karachi, a private TV channel reported on Saturday.

The number of dengue cases in current month has crossed the tally of dengue patients in the province in year 2017 and 2018, Dengue Surveillance Cell (DSC) said in its statement. The disease has claimed 20 lives this year, it added.

Most of the cases in Sindh were reported in Karachi this year – 2,889 out of a total of 3,114 cases. Overall 6,331 dengue cases have been reported in Sindh this year, of which 5,931 surfaced in Karachi, the surveillance cell reported.

Prevention and Control Program for Dengue (PCPD) Sindh Spokesman said at least 165 more dengue fever cases have been reported throughout Karachi city in 24 hours, taking the toll to 5,983 since January 1, 2019. He said as many as 184 new dengue fever cases emerged across the Sindh province in a day, out of which 165 were detected in Karachi and 19 in other districts...

[Ronan Kelly]

Shangla boy dies of dengue, claims family
A CorrespondentOctober 22, 2019

SHANGLA: A 17-year-old boy died of dengue fever in Maira area of Bisham tehsil, his family claimed on Monday.

Saeedullah, uncle of the victim, Atta-ur-Rehman of Koz Bara village of Maira union council, said his nephew expired at the Saidu Teaching Hospital in Swat. He said the victim was diagnosed with dengue a week ago and was under treatment at a local hospital, but after his condition did not improve, he was shifted to Swat, where he died.
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https://www.dawn.com/news/1512246/shangla-boy-dies-of-dengue-claims-family

15-year-old dies of dengue in Mirpur
Rizwan Akram
October 21, 2019


A 15-year-old died of dengue in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s Mirpur on Monday.

Daniyal was being treated at the district headquarter hospital.
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https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/10/15-year-old-dies-of-dengue-in-mirpur/

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Source: https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/10/de...-in-karachi-2/

Dengue fever claims another life in Karachi
Samaa Digital
3 hours ago

A 71-year-old man died of dengue fever in Karachi on Wednesday.

The deceased was a resident of Scheme 36.

Dengue has claimed 21 lives in Karachi so far this year...

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Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/201...rted-in-sindh/

310 more dengue cases reported in Sindh
by Staff Report , (Last Updated 5 hours ago)

KARACHI: Dengue virus continues to wreak havoc on the people of Sindh as nearly 310 new cases were reported in the past two days in Karachi and other parts of the province, a local news outlet reported on Friday.

According to Dengue Surveillance Cell (DSC), dengue resulted in over 23 in Karachi in October while the count of dengue cases in the city has reached 4,294.

The overall count of dengue patients has reached 7,808 in the province, health officials claimed in a recently published report...

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Source: https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/515...eak-Rawalpindi

Two more lives succumb to deadly dengue outbreak in Rawalpindi
Last Updated On 25 October,2019 09:23 pm
According to health sources, the number of dengue-related deaths in Rawalpindi has reached 45.

RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – In the unfortunate dengue epidemic, 34-year-old woman, Naila, and 40-year-old resident of Rawalpindi, Nadeem Akhtar, succumbed to their illness at DHQ Hospital and left this world.

According to health sources, the number of dengue-related deaths in Rawalpindi has reached 45 so far. The administration is looking helpless as an additional 84 patients have been diagnosed with the dengue virus in the last 24 hours.

Dengue fever was diagnosed in 34 patients from Potohar Town while 21 patients from different areas of the municipal corporation fell victim to viral fever.

From Islamabad, 10 more dengue patients were shifted to Rawalpindi hospitals...

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Source: https://www.urdupoint.com/en/health/...-2-746867.html

66 New Cases Of Dengue Reported During Last 24 Hours
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) 8 hours ago Sat 26th October 2019 | 07:44 PM

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Oct, 2019 ) :A total of 66 new cases of dengue have been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday, increasing the total number victims to 6255.

According to a Dengue Response Unit, out of 66 new cases, 14 are reported in Peshawar district while remaining in other districts...

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Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/201...es-in-larkana/

LARKANA: Three dengue cases were reported at the Emergency Department of Chandka Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Saturday.

These patients were identified as Safeer Ahmed, Suhail Ahmed and Panah Khatoon.

Two male patients were admitted in Medical Unit-III and female patient in Dengue Ward established at the casualty department...

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Source: https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakista...50-748616.html

Dengue Cases In KP Soar To 6350
Faizan Hashmi 3 minutes ago Tue 29th October 2019 | 02:22 PM

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Oct, 2019 ) engue fever cases in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have continued to rise, reaching to 6350 with 82 new cases reported here on Tuesday, say health department officials.

According to daily report of the dengue response unit, the provincial capital remained the worst hit area of the province with total of 2440 cases until now as 33 new cases were reported over the last 24 hours...

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Source: https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/10/24...ed-in-karachi/

247 new dengue cases reported in Karachi
Samaa Digital
2 hours ago

The dengue outbreak continues unabated in Sindh. As many as 247 new cases emerged in Karachi in the last 24 hours.

This month, the number of dengue cases in the city has crossed 5,000. At least 5,137 cases have been reported in the city and 5,490 in the province so far, according to the officials...

[Ronan Kelly]

Dengue claims four lives in a day in Karachi
The Newspaper's Staff ReporterUpdated October 30, 2019

KARACHI: Three women and a man died of dengue fever on Tuesday as the death toll owing to the viral disease rose to 25 across Sindh this year, setting off alarm bells in the quarters concerned, as the province has so far registered more than 8,700 dengue cases this year, officials and sources said.

The fresh deaths were reported in private hospitals where 82-year-old resident of DHA Sarfaraz Hussain, 35-year-old Afshan Asif of Gulberg, 57-year-old Gulnar Begum of Gulbahar and Saeeda Khatoon, 50, of North Karachi died during treatment.

“With the fresh numbers, the total count of deaths due to dengue fever stands at 25 this year,” said a source citing recently-compiled data of the provincial authorities. “A total of 8,707 cases have been registered this year...

https://www.dawn.com/news/1513657

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Dengue kills 68 people in 10 months: report
By Our CorrespondentPublished: November 2, 2019

RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government has released a detailed report on the critical situation caused by dengue epidemic that inflicted Rawalpindi during the 10 months of 2019.

The report presents statistics for the period between January 1 and October 31.

According to the report, a copy of which is available with The Express Tribune, a total of 68 people lost their lives to the dengue haemorrhagic fever.

It said that at least 10,744 citizens contracted the dengue virus up till end of October 2019. The epidemic went unchecked even after the provincial government had imposed an emergency over the situation.
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https://tribune.com.pk/story/2091858/1-dengue-kills-68-people-10-months-report/

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Source: https://www.urdupoint.com/en/health/...-i-751897.html

Dengue Cases In KP Reaches To 6599 I
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) 6 minutes ago Sat 02nd November 2019 | 03:50 PM

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Nov, 2019 ) engue fever cases in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have raised to 6599 said official of health department here on Saturday.

According to daily report of the dengue response unit, 35 more new cases of dengue patients reported in the province...

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Source: https://arynews.tv/en/dengue-claims-...lives-karachi/

Two more die of dengue fever in Karachi
Web Desk On Nov 4, 2019

KARACHI: Two more dengue patients died of mosquito-borne dengue fever in Karachi, taking the death toll to 29 in the metropolis, ARY News reported on Monday.

A 55-year-old woman, identified as Zahida Kausar was resident of the Federal B. Area and was under treatment at a private hospital of Karachi. She died to the dengue virus during treatment. A seventh-month-old child, resident of Al-Noor society, also lost the battle against dengue fever.

According to Sindh Dengue Control Program (SDCP), 210 new cases of dengue fever have been reported in the metropolis during the last 24 hours...

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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/...142929783.html


Record-high 44,000 dengue cases reported in Pakistan
Mosquito-borne infections soar to record-high number in the country this year with 66 deaths so far.
3 hours ago

A record-breaking 44,000 people have been infected with mosquito-borne dengue in Pakistan this year, a senior health official said, as increased outbreaks linked to rising temperatures and erratic rainfall ravage other parts of Asia.

Rana Safdar, a senior official at the National Institute of Health (NIH), told AFP news agency on Wednesday the figure is a huge leap from the previous record of 27,000 infections in 2011.

Safdar said 66 people were killed by the disease so far in 2019, compared with 370 in 2011...

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Dengue death toll hits 32 as two more children lose their lives
Two more children died due to complications resulting from dengue fever at the National Institute of Child Health (NICH), while an 11-year-old boy from Chachro Tehsil of Tharparkar died due to full-blown rabies at the same health facility in Karachi, health officials said on Thursday.

“Moosa Irfan, an infant of three months, was brought to the NICH yesterday. He tested positive for dengue fever and died today during treatment,” NICH Director Prof Dr Jamal Raza told The News. He said the little boy was brought from the Korangi area of the city for treatment.

Similarly, a three-year-old boy, Taimur Hashim, a resident of the Bilal Colony area in Korangi, also died due to dengue fever and its complications at the NICH, said Raza, adding that the boy had expired a couple of days ago due to dengue and other viral illnesses. He said dengue cases are on the rise across the city, adding that since the NICH only treats children, a lot of young patients are being brought in with mosquito-borne illnesses, including dengue and malaria, while kids with water-borne diseases are also being received in large numbers from different areas.
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https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/552300-dengue-death-toll-hits-32-as-two-more-children-lose-their-lives

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Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/201...es-in-karachi/

229 more dengue fever cases in Karachi
by PPI , (Last Updated 7 hours ago)

KARACHI: At least 229 more dengue fever cases were detected in Karachi city during the last 24-hours, taking the reported cases’ toll to 10,289 since the 1st January 2019.

Spokesman Prevention and Control Program for Dengue (PCPD) Sindh, while talking to PPI, informed that as many as 247 new dengue fever cases emerged across the Sindh province in a day, out of the 229 were detected in Karachi and 18 in other districts.

A total of 32 people had been died due to dengue fever in government and private sector health facilities of the city this year so far...

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Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2095901...ll-reaches-77/

Rawalpindi dengue death toll reaches 77
By News Desk
Published: November 8, 2019

The dengue outbreak in Rawalpindi has claimed 77 lives after nine more fatalities were reported on Friday.

A government report stated 75 people died due to the virus outbreak in government-run hospitals and two while under treatment in private hospitals.

The report further added that 55 patients died at Holy Family Hospital – the highest number in any hospital in the city...

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Source: https://arynews.tv/en/dengue-claims-life-karachi/

Dengue fever claims another life in Karachi
Web Desk On Nov 11, 2019

KARACHI: Dengue fever claimed another life in Karachi on Monday, taking the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 33 since January 1, 2019, ARY News reported.

According to the details, Nadir Ali, 32, resident of Nazimabad, was undergoing treatment at a private hospital where he breathed his last tonight.

Sources said that the man was suffering from high-grade fever when moved to the hospital and was diagnosed with dengue fever...