Peshawar (HRNW) Health officials in Peshawar have said that at least three people, all members of the same family, have died due to suspected Congo virus infections while another four remain under treatment at health centers in Peshawar.
According to a report by the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response System (IDSRS) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Services which probed the Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) cases being reported in the province, cases were reported earlier in the week, SAMAA TV’s Imran Musazai reported.
The report, prepared by a seven-member investigative team of the IDSRS, said that they were intimated about a suspected Congo Fever case by the Isolation Unit at the Hayatabad Medical Center (HMC) on June 21.
The first report pertained to three suspected patients from Lower Kurram. Two of the patients were identified as brothers Saddam and Wahid Gul. They were accompanied by their friend Shoaib Amir.
All three were butchers and cattle handlers. While the Lower Kurram district health office (DHO) dispatched response teams, the patients were shifted to HMC in Peshawar for treatment.
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