{"id":21709,"date":"2023-11-06T04:19:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T04:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/balochistan-issues-congo-virus-red-alert-after-doctor-dies\/"},"modified":"2023-11-06T04:19:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T04:19:04","slug":"balochistan-issues-congo-virus-red-alert-after-doctor-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/balochistan-issues-congo-virus-red-alert-after-doctor-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Balochistan issues Congo virus red alert after doctor dies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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QUETTA: Balochistan government has issued red alert over alarming situation of Congo virus fever in province that claimed 16 lives so far, ARY News reported on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Caretaker Chief Minister Mir Ali Mardan Domki has directed the province\u2019s health and livestock departments to take immediate steps to curb the disease.<\/p>\n

The chief minister has instructed for conveying immediate information about the virus to general public. He also directed for anti-viral spray at dairy farms.<\/p>\n

This new type of Congo virus fever could become deadly for an infected person, Domki said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn case of symptoms of Congo virus, the patient should be provided emergency medical guidance,\u201d Balochistan CM said.<\/p>\n

A doctor, who was diagnosed with the Congo virus, died in Quetta today.<\/p>\n

According to the young doctors\u2019 spokesperson, the patient passed away while he was being shifted to Karachi for medical treatment.<\/p>\n

At least 41 patients with the Congo Virus have been brought to Fatima Jinnah Hospital of Quetta this year and 16 of them have died.<\/p>\n

The virus is primarily transmitted to humans by ticks on cattle and other livestock and can cause severe fever, muscle pain, vomiting, and internal bleeding. It has a high fatality rate, and currently no vaccine or specific treatment available for the virus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n