Plagues and pestilences... What's next? A swarm of locusts?Somebody turning into a pillar of salt?
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever has killed four people and infected at least six more in Quetta, health officials said on Monday. Tariq Khoso, medical superintendent at Fatima Jinnah Chest Hospital in Quetta, said six patients suffering from the fever had been admitted and placed in an isolation ward. âThey arrived at the hospital in the past week from two affected regions,â Mr Khoso said. He said that a week ago, the disease killed Omar Khan, his wife, their 13-year-old son and infant daughter near Qila Saifullah, 150 km northweast of Quetta. âWe have sent medical teams to the affected area to monitor the situation there,â said Balochistan Director General for Health, Pir Khawajakhel. |