Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:28:42 +0500 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:28:42 +0500 60 Tick-borne disease claims another life in Karachi https://english.aaj.tv/news/30339824/tick-borne-disease-claims-another-life-in-karachi <p><strong>Another death from Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) has been reported in Karachi. The death toll has risen to two in four days.</strong></p> <p>Mir Waiz, 30, was a resident of Quetta and was being treated in the private hospital of Karachi. He had been shifted from Balochistan to Karachi after being testing positive for Congo virus.</p> <p>A total of 16 patients have been shifted from Balochistan to Karachi so far, while two patients including Dr Shukarullah have died from the ticks bite disease.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/2 w-full media--right media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" onload="setInterval(()=>{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:400px;position:relative" src="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/card/30339745" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"></iframe></div> </figure></p> <p>As per the details, two patients were discharged from the hospitals of Karachi after their treatment while 14 are still under treatment.</p> <p>A tick-borne viral disease which leads a healthy person to death is spreading in Balochistan rapidly. It has also claimed the lives of doctors, and health workers.</p> <p>The long-term effects of CCHF infection have not been studied well enough in survivors to determine whether or not specific complications exist. However, recovery is slow.</p> <p><em>This information was taken from the websites of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization.</em></p> Another death from Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) has been reported in Karachi. The death toll has risen to two in four days.

Mir Waiz, 30, was a resident of Quetta and was being treated in the private hospital of Karachi. He had been shifted from Balochistan to Karachi after being testing positive for Congo virus.

A total of 16 patients have been shifted from Balochistan to Karachi so far, while two patients including Dr Shukarullah have died from the ticks bite disease.

As per the details, two patients were discharged from the hospitals of Karachi after their treatment while 14 are still under treatment.

A tick-borne viral disease which leads a healthy person to death is spreading in Balochistan rapidly. It has also claimed the lives of doctors, and health workers.

The long-term effects of CCHF infection have not been studied well enough in survivors to determine whether or not specific complications exist. However, recovery is slow.

This information was taken from the websites of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization.

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