Another Congo virus case is reported in Balochistan.

Hospital officials stated that 25-year-old Sharafuddin was taken to Fatima Jinnah Hospital in a critical condition.

According to hospital sources, examinations revealed that the individual had a positive Congo virus test result.

A Congo virus fever outbreak in Balochistan is not the first time it has happened. Health sources stated that the sickness had claimed the lives of scores of people in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Mostly spread by ticks on cattle and other livestock, the virus can cause severe fever, vomiting, internal bleeding, and muscle discomfort in people. The illness is highly deadly, and there isn’t a vaccination or targeted treatment for the virus at the moment.

The National Institute of Health (NIH) has released advisories for the prevention and control of CCHF, which is relevant to note here.

Following high disease transmission, it is critical to monitor the situation closely and take action to stop the spread of CCHF.

It described how the Nairovirus, which is spread by ticks, causes CCHF. Cattle, goats, sheep, and hares are among the animals that carry this virus, which humans can contract through tick bites or direct contact with contaminated blood or tissues during and or after slaughter.