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2019 dengue outbreak in Pakistan
DiseaseDengue fever
Virus strainDengue virus
First outbreakPakistan
DatesJuly 2019 – December 2019
Confirmed cases52,485[1]
Deaths
91[1]

In Pakistan, in the summer of 2019, more than 47 people have died and more than 30,000 have been infected by Dengue fever.[2][3]

In October, Prime Minister Imran Khan took notice of the dengue outbreak in the country and sought report from the Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr. Zafar Mirza.[4]

On 10 October 2019, a Peshawar High Court bench sent summons to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's provincial health secretary to explain the situation related to dengue outbreak in parts of the province.[5]

As of November 2019, record 44,000 cases were reported in the country with 67 deaths.[6] In December the death toll risen to 91 with total number of cases on 52,485.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "WHO EMRO | Outbreak update – Dengue in Pakistan, 1 December 2019 | Dengue | Epidemic and pandemic diseases". www.emro.who.int. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  2. ^ "Dengue cases surpass all-time record in the country". Dawn. October 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "Official says deadly dengue outbreak in Pakistan is among worst ever". The Japan Times. Oct 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "PM Imran takes strict notice of dengue outbreak". Dunya News. 1 October 2019.
  5. ^ "PHC summons health secy over dengue outbreak". Dawn. October 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "Record-high 44,000 dengue cases reported in Pakistan". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.

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