Marib: 124 suspected cases of dengue fever in a village in the al-Juba district in two weeks
Marib dengue cases on the rise

[ A "spraying campaign" taking place ]
An official health source in Marib governorate announced on Sunday that the number of suspected cases of dengue fever in a village in the southern district of Juba in southern Marib governorate has risen to 124 cases in just two weeks. The epidemiological surveillance coordinator of the Al-Juba district, Awadh Al-Ramli, told Almasdar online that the 10 confirmed cases, and 124 suspected cases have been identified in the district.
Al-Ramli noted that particularly in Naja village, but also in its vicinity, the return of disease-carrying mosquitoes is causing the recurrence of this spread.
He added that 2 confirmed and 34 suspected cases were reported in the village of Al-Jadida, close to Naja, in just 3 days.
Al-Ramli said that a spraying campaign with the support of the provincial health office began yesterday to control the population of disease-carrying mosquitoes in Jubah district and the rest of the governorate.
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