New Rift Valley Case in Saudi Arabia

Published February 26th, 2001 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

The Saudi health authorities have said that a new case of rift valley fever was discovered last week in Assir. Meanwhile, a Saudi died of the disease which spread in the south of the kingdom and Yemen in the summer. 

Al Jazirah Arabic daily cited a statement by the ministry of health as saying that 878 nationals have been affected by the epidemic, 754 of whom have been cured and one is still under treatment – Albawaba.com 

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