Oti Region: Kadjebi District Records Two Cases Of Dengue Fever

Two cases of Dengue Fever have been confirmed in the Kadjebi District of the Oti Region, after tests were conducted on four individuals from the area.

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research confirmed the cases involving a 24-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man, both of whom are currently responding well to treatment, according to a circular signed by Dr. David Sarpong Opong, Acting Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service.

Previously, on July 17, the Ghana Health Service reported a total of 36 dengue cases in the Eastern and Central regions, affecting farmers in the Birim Central, Birim North, Akyemansa, Birim South, and Achiase districts of the Eastern Region. The samples were collected as part of enhanced surveillance efforts.

Health authorities in the Oti Region are now working diligently to contain the spread of Dengue Fever following the identification of these two cases.