KHARTOUM - (Xinhua) - The Sudanese Ministry of Health announced (Tuesday) the registration of 29 deaths and 516 confirmed cases of dengue fever , out of more than four thousand suspected cases in the country.
"There are 4,104 suspected cases of dengue fever, including 516 confirmed cases and 29 deaths," the ministry said in its latest report on the spread of dengue fever today.
Dengue fever is spreading in nine Sudanese states, most notably North Kordofan, North Darfur and the White Nile.
The Director General of Emergencies at the Sudanese Ministry of Health, Muntasir Othman, acknowledged that Sudan is witnessing the largest spread of fever this year.
"This is happening because of the heavy rains, the accumulation of water, and the lack of logistical materials such as pesticides and mosquito nets," Othman said in a press statement today.
North Kordofan state recorded the highest rate of dengue fever, with 1,270 suspected cases, including 62 confirmed cases and 13 deaths, according to the Sudanese Ministry of Health.
"Efforts to control the spread of the disease are continuing, but we are facing several problems," Amer Adam, director of disease control at the Ministry of Health in North Kordofan state, said in a press statement today.
For his part, the Director General of the Ministry of Health in East Darfur, Abkar Ibrahim Hassan Javon, said in press statements today that "health partners from international and national organizations have expressed their willingness to contribute to combating the carrier of dengue fever."
According to the Sudanese Ministry of Health, the health partners in Sudan and the Global Fund and the Federal Ministry of Health in Sudan are adopting a plan aimed at supporting 10.9 million vulnerable people at a cost of $1.94 billion in Sudan in 2022.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan (OCHA) announced in a report that more than 1.7 million malaria cases were reported across Sudan from January to October.
OCHA quoted the Sudanese Ministry of Health as recording 2,708 suspected measles cases, including 1,038 confirmed cases, and more than four thousand suspected cases of dengue fever were reported.
The UN agency said the rainy season leads to a sharp rise in waterborne diseases.
Dengue is a viral infection transmitted by the bite of mosquitoes, usually near stagnant water sources or in water storage tanks.
Its most prominent symptoms are severe abdominal pain, persistent vomiting, fatigue, skin rashes, low blood pressure, and difficulty breathing.
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Sudan records 29 deaths and 516 confirmed cases of dengue fever