Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- Pakistan
A senior registrar of the Bahawal Victoria Hospital (BVH) [Bahawalpur, Punjab province] was put on ventilator after Karachi's Aga Khan Hospital laboratory reports confirmed Congo virus [Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus].
The virus has been confirmed almost a fortnight [2 weeks] after Dr S went down with 'high-grade fever'.
With somewhat similar symptoms and complications, Dr O, a house officer who works in the same ward under Dr S, also underwent tests in Karachi on Friday
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2aAhiSi
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