A man in the Malir area of Karachi died of Crimea-Colonto hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), boosting the death toll in the city from the virus to five this year, Sindh Health Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
according to World Health OrganizationCCHF (commonly known as Congo virus) causes outbreaks of viral hemorrhagic fever, with a mortality rate of 10-40%. There is no vaccine available for the disease. Experts say the CCHF virus is primarily through ticking bites or people who are in contact with infected animals or tissues during slaughtering and immediately.
According to the statement, a lab report confirmed that a 28-year-old butcher from the Karachiland area suffered from the disease. He developed symptoms on September 24 and was taken to the hospital the same day and died within hours of admission.
His symptoms included high fever, cough, shortness of breath, and oral and rectal bleeding, followed by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that confirmed the presence of the virus.
The report said patients who were isolated immediately after the test had an animal history and due to attacks by their professionals.
It added: “The case was reported on September 26 and was verified by a surveillance team that collected details of his links history and risk factors.”
Sindh Ministry of Health spokesman Meeran Yousuf told dawn.com“This case marks the sixth CCHF-related death in the province this year.”
Earlier, death records were recorded June 17 On June 30, in the Marier region of Karachi, in the Marier region of Karachi, and on July 17 and August 14, again in the Marier.
According to the WHO, the disease can be transmitted through human-to-human transmission through close contact with blood, secretions, organs or other body fluids of infected people.
Symptoms are sudden, fever, muscle pain, dizziness, neck pain and stiffness, back pain, headache, eye pain and sensitivity to light.
exist June 18a 22-year-old animal handling program from the North Waziristan tribal area died at CCHF, Hayatabad Medical Complex.
In 1976, the first case of Pakistan’s disease was reported when surgeons and three health care providers died after infecting patients.
