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Source: http://www.natureasia.com/en/nmiddleeast/article/10.1038/nmiddleeast.2017.53
Mapping dengue fever in the Middle East
Published online 27 March 2017
An underreported mosquito-borne disease is wreaking havoc across Egypt and the region but few are paying attention.
Louise Sarant
Less than two years ago, 253 people from a village in Upper Egypt were admitted to a Daryout hospital suffering similar symptoms: high fever, dizziness, general body aches and abdominal pain with occasional vomiting and diarrhea. A large group was struck down with the symptoms over a two-week period. Authorities were alerted, and blood and serum samples were collected, as well as oropharyngeal swabs, and the lab test results all reported positive for dengue fever. There were no fatalities.
The inquiry reported that the mosquito had propagated by nesting inside traditional Egyptian sunbaked clay water containers that the villagers refer to as ?zeirs?...
Mapping dengue fever in the Middle East
Published online 27 March 2017
An underreported mosquito-borne disease is wreaking havoc across Egypt and the region but few are paying attention.
Louise Sarant
Less than two years ago, 253 people from a village in Upper Egypt were admitted to a Daryout hospital suffering similar symptoms: high fever, dizziness, general body aches and abdominal pain with occasional vomiting and diarrhea. A large group was struck down with the symptoms over a two-week period. Authorities were alerted, and blood and serum samples were collected, as well as oropharyngeal swabs, and the lab test results all reported positive for dengue fever. There were no fatalities.
The inquiry reported that the mosquito had propagated by nesting inside traditional Egyptian sunbaked clay water containers that the villagers refer to as ?zeirs?...