Health Ministry Official Claims Dengue Fever Cases Reach 149

In the latest statistics on dengue fever cases, the head of the 'Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health' announced on Wednesday, July 20, that 'since late May, 149 people in the country have been infected with dengue fever.' According to state media, Shahnam Arshi stated that the infected individuals include 'eleven local transmissions in the country, 130 from the United Arab Emirates, six from Pakistan, one from Benin, and one from Oman.' He explained preventive measures against this infectious disease, recommending that 'individuals traveling to areas infected with dengue fever' use mosquito repellent medications and sprays, avoid being in contaminated areas during sunrise and sunset when mosquito bites are more frequent, and refrain from exposing themselves to open air. Severe body and joint pain, referred to as 'breakbone fever,' is among the symptoms of dengue fever. Arshi emphasized that 'dengue fever' is currently the most important health issue, stating that this infectious fever has so far affected dozens in Hormozgan, Sistan and Baluchestan, especially in Chabahar, Bushehr, Khuzestan, Gilan, Mazandaran, and Golestan provinces. He warned of the spread of this disease to other provinces, adding: 'Although the Aedes mosquito has not been caught in Mazandaran and Golestan provinces, these two provinces are also at risk.' Additionally, Dr. Saeed Karimi, the Deputy for Treatment at the Ministry of Health, announced that '63 new cases' have been infected with dengue fever and '30 percent' of those who visited medical centers with severe joint pain and high fever were diagnosed with dengue fever. The Aedes mosquito, which causes diseases such as dengue fever, also thrives in warm regions of Iran, and the outbreak of this disease in various areas has repeatedly made headlines, drawing attention to the quality of methods for controlling and monitoring Aedes mosquitoes in Iran and the availability of sufficient funding for this purpose. Dr. Keyvan Zandi explained the causes of the spread of dengue fever in Iran; fever and severe headache are initial symptoms. The increase in the number of dengue fever patients in Iran; Keyvan Zandi stated: 'We must prevent the gathering of the invading mosquito.' The spread of 'dengue fever' in northern provinces; the Ministry of Health does not have access to a 'vaccine.' Dengue fever has reached Isfahan; 122 cases of infection have been reported nationwide and three deaths.