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Panic Strikes Ahali al-Ashi Village in Luxor Following an Outbreak of Typhoid Fever
Nov 23, 2007
By Haggag Salama
A state of panic reigned over the villages of al-Ashi and the surrounding hamlets in the Zeinia locality to the North of Luxor after 30 people, including women and children, were hospitalized for suspected typhoid fever in the Luxor Hospital for Contagious Diseases.
Official sources told al-Masry al-Youm that Chairman of Luxor Supreme Council Samir Farag ordered specialized medical teams to be sent to the village and the preparation of an urgent report on the reasons that led to the outbreak, and take prevention and treatment measures.
"The symptoms reported by the victims included dizziness, general weakness, which were followed by high fever and severe stomach pain," Mohamed Sayed Ahmed, an activist with the Popular Committee for National Issues in Luxor, told al-Masry al-Youm.
Ahmed added that the main suspected reason for the outbreak was water contamination and the reliance on pumping stations for subterranean water.
Patients interviewed by al-Masry al-Youm decried what they described as the absence of proper health care in the hospital, with some saying they slept on the floor due to a shortage in beds.
Others complained they were forced to buy medicine from outside.
Some of the patients were identified as Hussein Sayed Fawzi, Ahmed Hassani Mahmoud, Samira Sayed Ali, Rasha Mahmoud Mohamed, Hossam Hassan Bakry, Attito Mahmoud Mohamed and Safaa Sayed Ahmed.
http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=83969
Nov 23, 2007
By Haggag Salama
A state of panic reigned over the villages of al-Ashi and the surrounding hamlets in the Zeinia locality to the North of Luxor after 30 people, including women and children, were hospitalized for suspected typhoid fever in the Luxor Hospital for Contagious Diseases.
Official sources told al-Masry al-Youm that Chairman of Luxor Supreme Council Samir Farag ordered specialized medical teams to be sent to the village and the preparation of an urgent report on the reasons that led to the outbreak, and take prevention and treatment measures.
"The symptoms reported by the victims included dizziness, general weakness, which were followed by high fever and severe stomach pain," Mohamed Sayed Ahmed, an activist with the Popular Committee for National Issues in Luxor, told al-Masry al-Youm.
Ahmed added that the main suspected reason for the outbreak was water contamination and the reliance on pumping stations for subterranean water.
Patients interviewed by al-Masry al-Youm decried what they described as the absence of proper health care in the hospital, with some saying they slept on the floor due to a shortage in beds.
Others complained they were forced to buy medicine from outside.
Some of the patients were identified as Hussein Sayed Fawzi, Ahmed Hassani Mahmoud, Samira Sayed Ali, Rasha Mahmoud Mohamed, Hossam Hassan Bakry, Attito Mahmoud Mohamed and Safaa Sayed Ahmed.
http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=83969