Epidemiological study on dengue fever and risk factors in gazan, ksa2016, 2017and 2018

Author: 
Ahmed A. Sahly, Haider Arishi, Ibrahim A. M Alkhayat, Abdullah A. Sairy, Yehia A Maghlat Atiatalla Faragalla Abdelfattah, Abutaleb Hassan Zarban, Mohammad H. Alawad, Tajedin B. Aljamry and Seham A. Habeeb

Background: Dengue Fever DF represents a major global health challenge. It is the most important human infection. In Saudi Arabia, the first experience of virus isolation during a DF outbreak was in 1994 in Jeddah many out brakes followed in (20042005 , 2006 and 2009) the Saudi Preventive Department in the Ministry of Health (MOH) launched a comprehensive plan to control the disease In 2008. The reemergence of DF in Saudi Arabia can be explained by the growing levels of urbanization, international trade and travel in the Kingdom. Methods: Is a retrospective cross-sectional study used secondary data from national register of Dengue fever control program study conducted in Gazan area data collection tools was questionnaire like form, this study analysed the dengue fever cases during the During 2016,2017 and 2018. Results: Study revised the dengue fever cases during 2016, 2017 and 2018 a total of 1991samples were subjected to dengue IgM antibody and/or NS1 antigen test, of which 1049 (52.6%) tested positive for dengue, regards to the distribution of cases throughout the year ,the highest number of cases in May all over the three years this finding is more or less similar to report conducted in Saudi Arabia, Makkah and Jeddah region from year 2009 to 2013.Male: female ratio was 1.91. The most commonly affected age group was 14- 29 years represented (36.7%), regards to clinical features All the dengue patients had a history of fever. Other symptoms recorded were myalgia (71%), headache (23%), vomiting (35%), itching (12%), pain in abdomen (9%), and rash (4%). Conclusion: Along the three years a total of 1991 casese were registered, the fewest cases were in 2018, most cases occurred in May throughout the three years, moreover the Proportion of DHF cases was less than 1% all over the three years, from 2016 to 2018. further studies were need to elaborate the incidence rate of dengue fever.

Paper No: 
3147