Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever — Pakistan
Congo virus [Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus] claimed another life in Karachi on [Mon 10 Sep 2018] as a 25-year-old man died at Jinnah hospital.
The man was a resident of Mehmoodabad [Mahmudabad, Malir district] and was brought to the hospital 2 days ago.
This is the 10th Congo virus-related death this year [2018].
The health department had earlier said it would conduct spraying operations to rid the city of ticks carrying the virus but nothing has been done.
[Byline: Shafqat
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