Iran dengue fever update: February 2025
In a follow-up on the dengue fever situation in Iran, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education reports 1,109 total cases from the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year through mid-February; which includes 905 cases of locally acquired dengue fever. The remainder of the patients contracted the disease abroad.
The bulk of the cases, 880, were reported in Chabahar city of Sistan and Baluchestan province. In addition, transmission has been identified in Bandar Lengeh city of Hormozgan province, and 12 cases with a history of travel to Chabahar have been identified in others.
Concerning the travel associated cases, the majority of the diagnosed cases had a history of travel to the United Arab Emirates and contracted the disease there. 132 cases had a history of travel to the UAE, 68 cases had a history of travel to Pakistan, one case had a history of travel to Oman, one case had a history of travel to Turkey, and one case had a history of travel to Benin in West Africa.
All but patient was of Iranian nationality. One fatality due to dengue was reported.
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The first report of Aedes aegypti mosquito capture by the entomological surveillance system was reported in March 2019 in Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province. Currently, Aedes aegypti mosquito is spread in the provinces of Hormozgan, Sistan and Baluchestan (Chabahar and Konarak), Bushehr (Asaloueh and Kangan), and Aedes albopictus is spread in Gilan Province.
Since the third week of July of this year, Aedes albopictus mosquitoes have been reported in the cities of Ramsar, Tonekabon, Abbas Abad, Mahmoud Abad, and Noor in Mazandaran Province, Bile Savar City in Ardabil Province, and Khodafarin, Horand, and Kaleybar cities in East Azerbaijan Province.
Dengue is a disease caused by a virus spread through mosquito bites. The disease can take up to 2 weeks to develop with illness generally lasting less than a week.
Symptoms from dengue include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, rash, muscle and joint pain, and minor bleeding.
Dengue can become severe within a few hours. Severe dengue is a medical emergency, usually requiring hospitalization.
In severe cases, health effects can include hemorrhage (uncontrolled bleeding), shock (seriously low blood pressure), organ failure, and death.
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