Tag: Congo Fever

Two more Congo fever cases surface in Karachi

KARACHI: Two more Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) cases surfaced in the city on Thursday, taking the reported toll of cases to 27 in the provincial...

PIMS admits suspected Congo virus patient

ISLAMABAD: A suspected patient of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) has been admitted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on Monday. According to hospital...

Authorities issue advisory ahead of Eid

RAWALPINDI: The authorities have warned the general public to be aware of the unskilled butchers who ruin the skins of the sacrificial animals besides meat...

One more death spreads fear of Congo virus in Quetta

Quetta: Another patient suspected of hosting Congo virus passed away at Fatima Jinnah Chest Hospital this Saturday. A patient named Shah Jahan, who belonged to the...

Anti-Congo virus spray teams increased in Lahore

Punjab government has increased the number of anti-Congo virus spray teams on Lahore’s entrance points on Wednesday. The outbreak of Congo virus is feared in the metropolis due...

Janitorial services to be outsourced in government hospitals

Doctors should adopt precautionary measures while providing treatment to Congo fever patients Punjab Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Secretary Najam Ahmad Shah has directed the...

Precautionary measures, care should be taken to avoid Congo fever

Lahore Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Principal and General Hospital Prof Ghias-un-Nabi Tayyab has said that Congo fever is a fatal disease which can...

People should buy sacrificial animals online: expert

Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Vice Chancellor Dr Javed Iqbal said on Thursday that people should buy animals online for Eid-ul-Azha to prevent...

Six suspected patients of Congo fever cleared

Reports of blood samples of six suspected patients of Congo fever, under treatment at Mayo Hospital, Services Hospital Lahore and Holy Family Hospital Rawalpindi,...

Secretary wants to enhance surveillance on Polio, Congo Fever

Primary and Secondary Healthcare Secretary Ali Jan Khan on Sunday directed the executive district officers (EDOs) to improve monitoring and surveillance in polio eradication...

PIMS put on high alert after CCHF virus reports

After the surfacing of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus cases in various parts of the country, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has been...