KARACHI: Ashraf Khan, a resident of Quetta, was admitted to Jinnah Hospital of Karachi after being diagnosed with Congo virus or Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) on Friday.
According to Executive Director of Jinnah Hospital Dr Simi Jamali, a patient infected with the Congo virus was brought to Jinnah Hospital.
She further said that upon arrival the patient was suffering from high fever and his nose was bleeding. The patient is still in critical condition and has been admitted to the isolation ward, she added.
The victim is a resident of Quetta Balochistan.
This is the ninth case of Congo virus this year in Karachi. Five of them have died whereas three of them were from Karachi.