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PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Pakistan (16): (SD)

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- PakistanCongo 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 Read more [...]