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Over 150 cases reported in four months, mostly linked to travel
From March 20 to July 29, a total of 152 individuals were diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease, with the majority of cases linked to travel to the UAE, IRNA wrote.
The Health Ministry’s report highlighted that 130 of the patients had traveled to the UAE, while 7 had been to Pakistan, 1 to Oman, and 1 to Benin in West Africa. Interestingly, 12 patients had no history of foreign travel, with 11 of them residing in Bandar Lengeh County, Hormuzgan Province, and 1 in Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province. These local transmissions are a cause for
concern.
The ministry also noted that all but one of the patients were Iranian nationals, with the remaining patient of African nationality. The cases have been identified across several provinces, with the majority detected in Fars Province by medical universities in Gerash, Larestan, Jahrom, and Shiraz.
Other provinces with reported cases include Hormuzgan, Bushehr, Qazvin, Chabahar, Zahedan, Tehran (Shahid Beheshti and Iran universities), Gilan, Mashhad, Qom, Iranshahr, and Isfahan. Unfortunately, one death has been reported, but the overall condition of the other patients is reported to be stable.
The presence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, known vectors of dengue fever, has been confirmed in Hormozgan and Sistan and Baluchestan (Chabahar and Konarak) provinces, as well as Bushehr (Assaluyeh and Kangan). Plus, the Aedes albopictus mosquito has been found in Gilan Province and, more recently, in Ramser County, Mazandaran Province, and Bileh Savar County, Ardebil Province.
Health authorities are advising the public to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites, especially during the daytime when these insects are most active. Dengue fever can cause high fever, severe joint and muscle pain, and can even be fatal in some cases.