Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- Pakistan
Emergency was declared in Khyber area after two persons died in Landi Kotal due to Congo fever [Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever; CCHF], doctors said.
They said that S.K. was brought to the local hospital with high fever and was immediately shifted to Peshawar due to his critical condition. Later, he was taken to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad where he died. He tested positive for Congo fever, they added. Family sources said that S.K., a resident of Peerokhel locality, had
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