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PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Pakistan (04): (PB) RFI

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- PakistanA senior registrar of the Bahawal Victoria Hospital (BVH) [Bahawalpur, Punjab province] was put on ventilator after Karachi's Aga Khan Hospital laboratory reports confirmed Congo virus [Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus].The virus has been confirmed almost a fortnight [2 weeks] after Dr S went down with 'high-grade fever'.With somewhat similar symptoms and complications, Dr O, a house officer who works in the same ward under Dr S, also underwent Read more [...]