158 Suspected Dengue Cases Recorded In Yemen’s Marib In Two Weeks

158 Suspected Dengue Cases Recorded In Yemen’s Marib In Two Weeks

SANAA, Nov 18 (NNN-SABA) – A total of 158 suspected dengue cases have been recorded in Yemen’s Marib Province in the past two weeks, pro-government media reported, Sunday.

According to the Almasdar Online news website, the cases were recorded in Aljubah district, in the south of Marib.

Awadh al-Ramli, a health official in Marib, was quoted as saying, “the dengue cases are increasing” in the province.

Last week, health authorities in the Houthi rebel-held capital Sanaa, said, they were battling the malaria and dengue outbreak in several northern provinces, including Hodeidah, Hajjah, Raymah, Mahweet, Taiz, Ibb and Saada.

The health sector in Yemen has been badly affected by the civil war, which allowed the spread of infectious diseases.– NNN-SABA

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