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5 die of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in 2025 so far in Pakistan
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2025-06-19 22:52:00
ISLAMABAD, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Three more people have died from Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Pakistan, raising the death toll to five this year so far, provincial health departments confirmed on Thursday.
Two of the latest fatalities occurred in Peshawar in the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where the patients had been admitted to a hospital after showing symptoms of the virus, according to a statement by the provincial health department.
The third victim, a 26-year-old fisherman, died in Karachi, the capital city of southern Sindh province, the provincial health department said.
In April, Quetta in southwest Balochistan province reported the first CCHF-related death of the year, when an 18-year-old patient succumbed to the disease.
The second death occurred earlier this week on Tuesday in Karachi, where a 42-year-old man died after contracting the virus.
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Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2025-06-19 22:52:00
ISLAMABAD, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Three more people have died from Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Pakistan, raising the death toll to five this year so far, provincial health departments confirmed on Thursday.
Two of the latest fatalities occurred in Peshawar in the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where the patients had been admitted to a hospital after showing symptoms of the virus, according to a statement by the provincial health department.
The third victim, a 26-year-old fisherman, died in Karachi, the capital city of southern Sindh province, the provincial health department said.
In April, Quetta in southwest Balochistan province reported the first CCHF-related death of the year, when an 18-year-old patient succumbed to the disease.
The second death occurred earlier this week on Tuesday in Karachi, where a 42-year-old man died after contracting the virus.
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