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PRO/EDR> Chikungunya (16): Asia (Pakistan), laboratory confirmed

Chikungunya -- PakistanA total of 3 cases of the chikungunya virus [infections] have been confirmed in the provincial capital of Sindh. The cases of 11-, 9- and 45-year-old were confirmed by the National Institute of Health in Islamabad as the 1st victims of the virus.Initially the Health Department had taken 10 blood samples of 5 patients. Health expert[s] urged people to protect themselves from mosquito [bites], clean their homes and surrounding areas.As many as 30 000 patients are believed to Read more [...]