https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keamari_District
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Sindh health dept investigates ‘18 mysterious deaths’ in Karachi’s Keamari
Dawn.com | Imtiaz Ali Published January 26, 2023 Updated about 21 hours ago
The Sindh health department conducted a community response visit in Karachi’s Keamari on Thursday after receiving reports about “18 mysterious deaths”.
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It added that the 18 deaths were reported over a period of 16 days, from Jan 10 to Jan 25.
The victims were citizens of all ages and showed initial symptoms of fever, sore throat and shortness of breath, the statement said, adding that they were dead within five to seven days of the onset of the illness.
The statement further said that symptomatic patients were examined but they did not have any rashes. It, however, noted that the community was “concerned with severe irritating smell” permeating the environment.
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“As per initial investigation, the cause of these deaths are some chemicals which are developing interstitial lung disease. Medical camps for the treatment of pneumonia [have] also been established in the affected area,” the health department said, adding that further investigation was under way.
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Abro, who also visited the affected area, said that three factories had been illegally established in the locality. “These factories reportedly burned stones, locally known as ‘Chinese stones’, that emitted smoke which caused breathing problems for residents.”
He surmised that the deaths may have occurred due to some “poisonous gases” or some other ailments, adding that the doctor’s report was awaited.
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16 children among 19 killed from mysterious illness
By News desk -January 27, 2023
Children among 19 killed from mysterious illness in city. At least 16 children among 19 people have died due to a mysterious fever in Muhammad Ali Laghari goth in Karachi’s Kemari District. According to details, more than 30 children were still sick of mysterious fever as there were no dispensaries in the area for treatment.
Moreover, the smoke coming from ‘illegal’ factories makes it difficult to breathe for the patients.
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The DC further stated that the smoke from the factories due to the burning of plastic and other harmful material spread disease among the children.He added that the smoke caused the throat of the children to deteriorate and later symptoms like pneumonia appeared.He maintained that a team of doctors and the district administration are presented in the goth to facilitate the affected and sick people, meanwhile a case will be registered against the factory owners. It is pertinent to mention here that earlier, a total of 12 members of the same family had died due to a similar mysterious disease in the Rahim Yar Khan district of Punjab.
https://pakobserver.net/16-children-...rious-illness/
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Pakistan - 12 people of Rahim Yar Khan’s Laghari clan die of ‘mysterious disease’ - Probe confirms meningoencephalitis ?
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Toxic chemicals allegedly kill 18 people in Pakistan’s Karachi
At least 18 people, most of them children, die within 16 days as residents report foul smell from two factories.
By Abid Hussain
Published On 27 Jan 2023
27 Jan 2023
Islamabad, Pakistan – At least 18 people have died in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi in the past 16 days, allegedly due to toxic chemicals from factories in the area.
A statement from the Health Department of Sindh province on Thursday confirmed the deaths in the Ali Muhammad Goth neighbourhood in Karachi’s Keamari district from January 10 to January 26.
“As per initial investigation the cause of these deaths are some chemicals which caused some interstitial lung disease,” the statement said. “Medical camps for the treatment of pneumonia have also been established in affected area. Further investigations are under process.”
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/...istans-karachi
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