KARACHI: One more Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) case surfaced in Karachi on Wednesday, taking the number of reported cases to 31 since the 1st January 2019.
A 15-year Muhammad Sharif was brought to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) one day ago, where he was diagnosed as Congo patient, confirmed Executive Director, JPMC, Dr Seemin Jamali.
The patient is a resident of Malir and a butcher by profession. The recent case took the number of reported Congo cases in the megacity to 31; however, 16 people have already died of the Congo fever this year so far in Karachi.
The Congo fever is a fatal viral disease that spreads through a tick (Chichar) bite, which is a parasite and lives in the blood of animals. The Congo mainly hits the people who deal with cattle and livestock. The symptoms of Congo virus include backache, joints pain, pain in the abdomen, high grade fever and bleeding from any part of the body.
