Dengue fever kills 3 in Yemen, 58 others infected

Dengue fever has killed three people since appearing in Yemen early this month and 58 others have been infected, a Health Ministry official said on Sunday.

Ministry Under-Secretary Abbas al-Metwakel told the official news agency Saba that there were 423 suspected cases in three Yemeni provinces, particularly in eastern Shabwa province.

He said authorities had launched a campaign to kill mosquitoes to prevent a spread of the tropical disease.

In March, the U.S. embassy in Yemen advised against travel to the western coast of the Arab state due to an outbreak of dengue fever, a sometimes fatal disease.

The disease is characterised by high fever, rash, headaches, and severe muscle and joint pain.

Yemen, a poor country of 19 million people, does not have adequate health facilities.

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