Disease Outbreaks
Reported

25 October 2000

Rift Valley fever in Saudi Arabia - Update 3

As of 23 October 2000, 443 cases with 85 deaths of Rift Valley fever were reported by the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia. However, there appears to be a declining trend in the rate of occurrence of cases and deaths.  All cases occurred in Jizan and Asir provinces and the disease has not spread to the north-west area of the country (see map below).

A joint technical team has been formed by the Ministries of Health and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia and Yemen to control the outbreak. For further details, please see the Saudi Arabia Information Resource web site.

Map of Saudi Arabia (click to enlarge map to full size)

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opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country,
territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.