Over 120 cases of dengue fever diagnosed in Iran
The Communicable Diseases Surveillance System in Iran reported that more than 120 cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in the country.
Shahnam Arshi, an Iranian Health Ministry official, said that within the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (starting on March 20, 2024), over 120 individuals tested positive for the disease, with a majority of them having traveled to the United Arab Emirates, Tasnim reported.
Arshi said that the general condition of most patients is stable.
Iranian Health Minister Bahram Eynollahi announced on Monday that three people have so far died of dengue fever in the
country.
Eynollahi said a total of 90 people have been stung by Aedes mosquito in Iran. The mosquito is the only cause of dengue fever.
Officials warn that Fars, Khuzestan, Hormozgan, Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchistan in southern Iran, and Mazandaran, Gilan, and Golestan provinces in the country’s north are high-risk areas in terms of Dengue.
The disease is more common in tropical and subtropical climates.