Controversial Iranian cleric and Islamic medication advocate Abbas Tabrizian claims that dengue is brought on by trendy medicines, not the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
“Diseases like dengue, most cancers, coronavirus and so forth. are brought on by chemical substances. If you do not take chemical substances you will not get sick,” a Shiite cleric stated just lately on his Telegram channel.
He has written a number of books on purported Islamic medication and runs an Islamic medication centre which sells a spread of merchandise below the guise of Islamic religion, together with Islamic toothbrushes, soaps and even ink.
His assertions about dengue distinction with statements from Iranian well being authorities as they face a rising variety of infections. The deputy well being minister on Monday highlighted the identification and seize of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in 5 provinces, highlighting the distinction between the northern and southern species, which he famous are extra aggressive and extra prone to unfold the illness.
During a go to to the southern province of Hormozgan, Foreign Minister Hossein Farsidi stated “most of the dengue circumstances are coming from different nations” and warned that if the an infection unfold it might develop into “extra harmful than COVID-19”.
Maqsoud Assadi Samani, secretary-general of the Iranian Airlines Association, acknowledged that the mosquitoes could possibly be carried in passenger baggage however stated he had not obtained any experiences of them on planes.
Shahnam Arshi, director of the Centre for Communicable Disease Control, additionally expressed concern concerning the unfold of dengue fever amongst travellers from the UAE, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Arsi confused that circumstances of the illness have been reported in Bushehr, Khuzestan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Golestan, Gilan, Mazandaran and Hormozgan provinces, that are liable to Aedes aegypti or could face it sooner or later.
As of July 10, 149 individuals in Iran have been confirmed to be contaminated with dengue fever, with residents of 40 cities liable to an infection. The deputy well being minister famous that environmental situations that enable mosquitoes to breed and transmit the illness are a key consider quelling the epidemic, which causes extreme ache in bones, joints and muscular tissues. While the epidemic just isn’t deadly typically,