Congo virus claims two lives in Multan
Their blood samples were sent to Islamabad's health laboratory for test.
MULTAN (Dunya News) – At least two people lost their lives on Tuesday to the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever, commonly referred to as Congo fever.
The victims include Waziristan’s 40-year-old Zara Sanaullah and Dera Ghazi Khan’s 50-year-old Abdul Qayyum. They were being kept in the isolation ward of Nishtar hospital.
Their blood samples were sent to Islamabad’s health laboratory for test.
The health epartment has begun work to protect the citizens from Congo virus.
Congo fever is a tick-borne viral disease which is mainly transferred to humans from pets. Its symptoms include fever, flu, bloody urine, vomiting and nose bleeding.
