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A\u00a0child\u00a0advocacy group says dozens of children have lost their lives as a result of dengue-related illnesses, warning of an epidemic in the war-ravaged country whose health sector\u00a0is teetering on the verge of total collapse due to the ongoing Saudi-led military onslaught.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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\u201cSeventy-eight children under 16 have already died in the outbreak of dengue-related illness in Yemen, with more than 52,000 suspected cases being recorded across the country,\u201d Save the Children said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

The aid group added this \u201ccould signal the start of an epidemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

It noted that a total of 192 people died in Yemen last year from dengue-related illnesses, and the most cases were reported in the port cities of Hudaydah as well as Aden.<\/p>\n\n

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Yemen is grappling with an epidemic of dengue fever, adding to its woes of war and cholera, says the International Committee of the Red Cross.<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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\u201cHudaydah has the second highest death rate in the country with 62 adult and children deaths in 2019. We have never seen anything like this before,\u201d Save the Children's field coordinator in Yemen, Mariam Aldogani, said.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cMore than 40 of our staff including their families have been affected by the fever,\u201d Aldogani, who is herself recovering from dengue fever, added.<\/p>\n\n

Back in November, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced that Yemen was already grappling with an epidemic of dengue fever.<\/p>\n\n

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Deadly attack on Yemen market 3rd in just over month, UN says<\/a><\/div>\n\"Deadly<\/a><\/div>\n\n

The United Nations says the recent attack on a market in Yemen<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

Dengue fever is a painful and debilitating disease caused by viruses transmitted by mosquitoes that breed in stagnant water.<\/p>\n\n

Saudi Arabia and a number of its regional allies launched a devastating campaign against Yemen in March 2015, with the goal of\u00a0bringing the government of former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi\u00a0back to power and crushing the Houthi Ansarullah movement.<\/p>\n\n

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Yemeni forces imposed new military equations on enemy: Spokesman<\/a><\/div>\n\"Yemeni<\/a><\/div>\n\n

The aggressors have been dealt unexpected blows in the war, Yemen<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

The US-based\u00a0Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), a nonprofit conflict-research organization,\u00a0estimates that the\u00a0war has\u00a0claimed\u00a0more than 100,000\u00a0lives<\/a>\u00a0over the past four and a half years.<\/p>\n\n

The war has also taken a heavy toll on the country\u2019s infrastructure, destroying hospitals, schools, and factories. The UN says over 24 million Yemenis are in dire need of humanitarian aid, including 10 million suffering from extreme levels of hunger.<\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2020-01-15 10:25:21","content_date_finish":"2020-01-15 10:25:21","content_date_register":"2020-01-15 10:25:58","content_date_last_edit":"2020-01-15 10:25:58","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"0","content_show_related_img":"0","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"1","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"0","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"4239182938","attach_date_register":"2020-01-15 10:25:56","attach_id":"7019","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"650","attach_img_height":"365","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"0","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"1065","visit_date_last":"2024-11-02 05:58:46","attach_title":"Outbreak of dengue fever kills dozens of children in conflict-stricken Yemen 2","node_title":"News,Ordinary,Yemen","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":98, \"left\":2, \"right\":11},{\"node_id\":123, \"left\":57, \"right\":58},{\"node_id\":127, \"left\":66, \"right\":67}]","node_number":"3","allowable_node":"3"}]]