A minimal of 9 additional people died of dengue at the moment as a result of the nation grapples with a documented outbreak of the mosquito-borne sickness.
Out of the 9 deaths, six had been reported from Dhaka metropolis. A minimal of two,046 dengue victims had been hospitalized all through this time, in response to the Directorate Widespread of Nicely being Firms (DGHS).
A minimal of 373 people have died to this point in 2023 and virtually 80,074 have been contaminated, making this the deadliest yr given that first recorded epidemic in 2000.
In step with DGHS figures, an entire of 9,675 dengue victims are current in course of remedy at completely totally different hospitals all through the nation. A whole of 70,026 dengue victims had been launched so faraway from hospitals all through the nation this yr, it added.
Hospitals, notably in Dhaka, are struggling to hunt out homes for the wide selection of victims battling extreme fever, joint aches,s, and vomiting, well-being officers talked about.
The federal authorities has launched initiatives to limit the unfold of mosquito-borne illnesses, from consciousness campaigns to efforts to kill mosquito larvae following a spell of rains, officers talked about.
There isn’t a such factor as a vaccine or drug that notably treats dengue, which is frequent in South Asia by means of the June-to-September monsoon season when the Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads the deadly virus thrives in stagnant water.
Consultants talked about they depend on getting additional cases by way of August and September.
Early detection and entry to right medical care can reduce deaths to fewer than 1 % of victims.
