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Epidemic Hazard in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, 30 December, 2010 at 10:04 (10:04 AM) UTC.
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More than 8 death cases of a new mysteries disease in al-Hodeidah governorate are currently being investigated. The Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia called all its citizen in Jazan, Asir, and Najran to take precaution for the disease in returning from Yemen and to be wary of those entering illegally into Saudi Arabia. Abdul-Karim Ras’e, Minister of Public Health and Population suggested the implementation of the coordination between the relevant sectors to provide outreach and education to cope with infectious diseases and prevention. SEYAJ for Childhood Protection emphasized that this mysteries epidemic is classified by unidentified fever that is sweeping the al-Zahra region in the province of Hodeidah. SEYAJ appealed to authorities in the Ministry of Public Health and Population, National Population Council and the local council in Hodeidah Governorate and the Directorate of al-Zahra to quickly identify the epidemic and the majority of the disease victims are children, and to provide urgent assistance for the affected people. The symptoms of this epidemic are accompanied by a high fever with severe pain and headache for several days and moves quickly said Ahmed Al-Qurashi, Chairman of SEYAJ. SEYAJ confirmed that a statistics of al-Zahra government hospital pointed of the arrival of forty cases on Saturday, while the statistics of al-Shifa recovery clinic reached to 35 cases. According to the tests that were made on a number of people from different villages of al-Zahra area are suffering from the same symptoms. The tests were examined in the laboratories of al-Hodeidah governorate by a committee formed by the Office of Health. The results showed that six out of ten have been testing them are infected with al-Dhanak fever and four of them condition is unknown, said Doctor Hassan Gaish, Manager of Health Office in al-Zahra district. Al-Zahra district is one of the poorest districts in al-Hodeidah governorate that suffer from a severe shortage of health services which makes such disease a real disaster where there are no laboratories able to diagnose such disease and test strips. There are not also laboratories highly qualified persons to respond such exotic diseases. Al-Mukrfess is the popular name of this epidemic and appeared more than a month in the city of Zabid, al-Garrahi, Bet al-Faqeeh and al-Khokha.
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| Biohazard name: |
Unidentified Diseade (Fatal) |
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0/4 --- |
| Biohazard desc.: |
This does not included biological hazard category. |
| Symptoms: |
The symptoms of this epidemic are accompanied by a high fever with severe pain and headache for several days and moves quickly. Six out of ten have been testing them are infected with al-Dhanak fever and four of them condition is unknown. |
| Status: |
suspected |
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