2017 dengue outbreak in Peshawar
| 2017 Dengue outbreak in Peshawar, Pakistan | |
|---|---|
| Location | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Confirmed cases | 24,807 |
| Suspected cases‡ | 4,320 |
Deaths | 69 |
| ‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. | |
In the 2017 dengue outbreak in Peshawar, Pakistan, hundreds of incidents of dengue fever were reported in Peshawar in mid-2017.[1] Initially, according to the health department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 4,320 suspected cases were received by Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar and 831 were positive.[1] About a dozen people died of dengue, starting in July. Punjab healthcare experts and Peshawar experts worked together to control the dengue epidemic, using health workers going door-to-door to educate residents, as well as fumigation of the city to suppress mosquito populations.[2][3][4][5]
In November 2017, the World Health Organization reported a total of 24,807 laboratory confirmed cases with 69 deaths.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Emergency meeting called over Peshawar dengue outbreak". www.dawn.com. 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Dengue continues to ring alarm bells in Peshawar". pakobserver.net. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ "Dengue hits Peshawar". pakobserver.net. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ "Dengue experts to stay in Peshawar". www.dawn.com. 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Punjab dengue experts leave for Peshawar". reliefweb.int.
- ^ "Pakistan: Dengue Outbreak - Sep 2017". reliefweb.int. WHO. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.