This came during the first session of the parliament’s third legislative term that was scheduled to begin in October after not convening for three months. Throughout the past period, the disease had reportedly emerged in the city of Al-Qoseir and Qena governorate, as local media said during the past period that a number of people have been infected with Dengue fever, particularly children. Meghed also said that the cases received by hospitals in the past few days were suffering normal fever, headaches, and muscle pain, adding in his statements that the ministry has succeed to eliminate 75% of Dengue mosquito. Meanwhile, the MP noted in his complaint that the families of the city are suffering negligence in being provided proper health services that would protect them from the infection. The spokesperson further added that the disease is not contagious and does not cause death, and it previously appeared in Egypt in October 2015, particularly in Upper Egypt’s Assiut governorate.

Source: Daily News Egypt October 02, 2017 14:37 UTC