Health authorities on alert after Congo virus kills two

F.P. Report

QUETTA/KARACHI: Two deaths from Congo virus were reported in the country, health authorities confirmed on Monday.

According to the health authorities, a 20-year-old pregnant Afghan woman Gul Naz was brought from Kuchlak with symptoms of the virus. She was admitted to Quetta’s Fatima Jinnah Chest Hospital.

The victim was bleeding from mouth and nose. Her blood samples were sent to a laboratory, which confirmed the disease. Gul Naz couldn’t survive and died Sunday morning.

The Sindh health department also confirmed the death of a 28-year-old man, Mohammad Adil, in Karachi.

A heath department official said the victim was a meat seller and lived in the Liaquatabad area. He was initially tested for dengue and malaria, but the results came negative.

The official further said it started with a headache and fever, which intensified two days later. The victim was taken to a private hospital where he remained under treatment for a day. He later had episodes of nasal bleeding as well.

The patient’s condition deteriorated and he was admitted to Ziauddin Hospital in North Nazimabad on May 4. Mohammad Adil passed away a day later.