Mon 02 October 2023:
September was the deadliest month for dengue fever in Bangladesh, where an average of 13 people died daily from the mosquito-borne disease.
In September, dengue claimed 396 lives, including 14 new deaths reported Saturday by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health.
The DGHS also cited 2,425 new confirmed cases, bringing the total to 203,406 since January.
A total of 989 people have died of dengue fever across Bangladesh so far this year, health department figures showed.
The June-September monsoon period is the season of dengue fever in Bangladesh, considered a high-risk country prone to the mosquito-borne disease.
Dengue is endemic in tropical countries and outbreaks often occur in urban areas with poor sanitation that allow virus-carrying mosquitoes to multiply.
Public health officials say the current wave of infections caught the country off guard, as it is caused by a stronger strain of the virus.
Doctors have noted that the condition of current dengue patients deteriorates much faster compared to the last few years.
Dengue infections have been reported in all of Bangladesh’s 64 districts, according to the World Health Organization.
Hundreds of dengue patients have swarmed hospitals in the capital of Dhaka seeking treatment but most of the facilities are at overcapacity.
Hospitals are also running short of intravenous fluids, which is crucial to treatment as dengue patients often suffer from dehydration.
SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
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