Monday, 5 September 2016

PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever - Pakistan (15): Balochistan

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- Pakistan
A 12-year-old boy was diagnosed with Congo virus [Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic (CCHF) fever] today [3 Sep 2016], taking the total number of affectees in Balochistan to 27, with 10 dead so far.
According to hospital sources, [the boy] was brought for a check-up 4 days ago after he started bleeding from his nose and mouth.
Meanwhile, another patient, a 37-year-old from Shikarpur [Sindh] was admitted to Fatima Jinnah General and Chest Hospital [in Quetta, Balochistan] on suspicion of the same

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2cmFuF2

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