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Mystery Disease Outbreak in Egyptian Village Alarms Health Authorities: Investigation Underway - BNN Breaking (bnn.network)

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Health Ministry Takes Action: Investigating the Strange Disease Outbreak In a concerning turn of events, over 200 people in the Egyptian village of Al-aleikat, located in the Qena governorate, have been infected with a mysterious disease, causing alarm among the residents.

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[–] AstralWeekends@lemm.ee 44 points 1 year ago (8 children)

According to this article, it's an outbreak of Dengue fever:

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/07/dengue-fever-outbreak-egypt-forces-russia-issue-tourism-warning

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are broken bones common with Dengue fever?

[–] EnderWi99in@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Well it's also known as "breakbone fever". Seems likely this is the cause.

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