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Pakistan: 2023 Congo Fever - three doctors have died + one paramedic

Nine Congo fever patients discharged from hospital

The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Published November 12, 2023
Updated about 3 hours ago
KARACHI: Nine Congo fever patients have been discharged from a private hospital following their successful recovery over the week, officials said.

They were among the 16 patients who were brought from Quetta to the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) following an outbreak of Congo fever at the Sandeman Provincial Hospital since Nov 5.

“Currently, five patients are under treatment at the hospital. Of them, three are in critical condition,” officials representing the hospital’s communications department shared.

Two deaths had been reported so far, they added.
​....:tiphat: https://www.dawn.com/news/1788594/nine-congo-fever-patients-discharged-from-hospital
 
Source: https://www.24newshd.tv/24-Nov-2023/deadly-disease-eighteenth-congo-virus-case-reported-in-karachi

Deadly disease: Eighteenth Congo virus case reported in Karachi
By News Desk
November 24, 2023 09:26 PM​


Yet another case of Congo virus has surfaced in Karachi, taking the reported count of affected patients to 18 this year, reported the 24NewsTV channel.

According to a spokesperson of the Sindh Health Department, a 55-year-old man suffering from Congo Crimean Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) was admitted to Jinnah Hospital two days ago. He is a resident of Orangi Town, Tanoli Colony, Karachi.

The laboratory tests, which were sent to the Aga Khan University Hospital, confirmed on Friday that the patient had contracted the Congo virus.

Luckily, the patient's condition is slightly better.​..
 
Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1792594/man-dies-of-congo-fever

Man dies of Congo fever
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter
Published November 26, 2023 Updated about 10 hours ago

KARACHI: A 52-year-old man on Saturday died of the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) a day after he tested positive for the virus.

It’s the fourth death from the disease in the city. Three of the deceased, including a doctor, were among the 16 patients who were shifted to Karachi from Quetta following an outbreak of CCHF at a hospital there.

“His life could have been saved had the doctors who treated him for many days immediately referred him to a tertiary care hospital after the patient developed haemorrhage,” JPMC’s deputy executive director Dr Yahya Tunio said...​
 
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