Dengue virus hits KP after Punjab

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Dengue virus hits KP after Punjab

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Dengue virus has started in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and its adjacent tribal areas after Punjab.

19 September,2011 01:41 pm

The tribal areas including Khyber, Mohmand, Bajaur agencies and FR Kohat have been declared high risk areas.Three cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in different areas including 12-year-old Anwar Syed from Tira area of Khyber Agency, 40-year-old-Nazar Muhammad from Bajaur and 35-year-old Akbar Wali from FR Kohat.According to focal person for FATA areas Dr Wali Khan, an awareness campaign has been launched to prevent the people of these areas from dengue fever.He added that arrangements are being made to spray in different areas.