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The epidemiology and incidence of dengue in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, during 2017-2019

Sami Melebari, Rowaida Bakri, Abdul Hafiz, Fadel Qabbani, Asim Khogeer, Ismail Alharthi, Sultan Alhazmi, Yehya Almalki, Rasha Bulkhi, Razaz Gammash, Ashwaq Hakim, Ahmed Alkhyami, Mohamed Bazaid and Thanaa Mohammad
Saudi Medical Journal November 2021, 42 (11) 1173-1179; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.11.20210124

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    Figure 1

    - Dengue cases in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, by weeks. (A) The total number of confirmed dengue cases was plotted against the week number in 2017, 2018 and 2019. (B) Cumulative percentages of the total number of confirmed dengue cases were plotted against the week number in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

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    Figure 2

    - Aedes density by year in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Aedes density is plotted against the months of the year in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

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    Figure 3

    - Age distribution of dengue cases in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The dengue cases in an age group are displayed as a percentage of the total. Each bar is divided into different colored segments to represent the proportion of dengue cases in 2017, 2018 and 2019 for each age group.

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    Figure 4

    - Nationality and gender-related incidence risk of dengue cases in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, plotted from 2017-2019.

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    - Average annual rainfall and dengue cases in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

    YearAnnual rainfall (mm)Suspected dengue casesConfirmed dengue casesThe precentage of suspected cases found to be positive
    201725.151,00420420.32%
    201811.7475216321.67%
    2019110.81,57174847.61%
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