Yemen: 900 cases of dengue fever, measles, and cholera in Hadramout since the beginning of 2025

Arab Sea Newspaper - Follow-ups

Arabian Sea – Yemen – Follow-ups: The coastal districts of Hadramout Governorate, eastern Yemen, recorded about 900 new cases of dengue fever, measles, and cholera since the beginning of this year, according to an official statistic issued by the Epidemiological Surveillance Department at the Health Office in the Hadramout coast. The statistic, issued on Saturday, showed that the total cumulative number of suspected cases of the three diseases reached 884 cases during the period from January 1 to August 7, 2025. The statistic indicated that 45 cases were confirmed through rapid laboratory tests, including 5 cases of dengue fever, 37 of measles, and 3 of cholera, while four deaths were recorded, all related to measles; two cases in Al-Dees district, a third in Al-Mukalla city, and a fourth among incoming cases. According to the data, measles topped the list of suspected diseases with 387 cases, most of which were distributed in Al-Mukalla (122 cases), followed by Al-Dees (67), Ghayl Ba Wazir (56), Al-Shihr (38), Al-Raydah wa Qusay'ir (24), Burum Mayfa'a (21), Al-Mukalla countryside (21), incoming cases (15), Ghayl Bin Yamin (9), and Al-Dhalia'a (7), in addition to 4 cases in Doan, two cases in Hajar, and one case in Yabuth, according to "Yemen Future." The number of suspected dengue fever cases also increased to 371 cases, with Al-Mukalla topping the list with 144 cases, followed by Burum Mayfa'a (97), Hajar (32), Ghayl Ba Wazir (27), Al-Mukalla countryside (22), Al-Dees (18), Al-Shihr (14), in addition to 7 incoming cases, 6 in Ghayl Bin Yamin, and 4 in Doan. As for suspected cholera cases, there were 126 new cases, mostly in Hajar (62), followed by Burum Mayfa'a (35), then Al-Mukalla (12), and 11 among the arrivals, in addition to 4 in Ghayl Ba Wazir, and two cases in Al-Shihr. The Epidemiological Surveillance Department confirmed that all suspected cases of the three diseases have recovered, and the number of recovered cases reached 880, noting that 66% of measles infections were in people who were not vaccinated against the disease.