chikungunya

Health department rejects news of an epidemic, says all is well

The district health officer says no new case has been reported for the last couple of weeks

Experts urge public not to panic as deaths, infections mount

A case of the virus was found in a resident of Pind Maneem in Khanpur

Single kit costs around Rs400 and requires only a drop of blood to test the patient for the disease

The bigger issue isn’t Chikungunya. It is vision and a will to rise to the challenge.

Chikungunya disease is caused by the bite of a specific mosquito

The doctors said they were waiting for reports of 45-year-old Safeer Khan

Also advise federal health ministry to include chickenpox vaccine in its national Expanded Programme on Immunisation

Patients are relatives who believe they may have been infected at a hospital in Karachi

Expert says piles of garbage lying around city may spread the virus

50 vehicles will be used to fumigate all six districts of the city

Sindh govt still considers it new and unknown disease

Dr Bushra Jamil speaks on outbreak of Chikungunya and how to prevent infections

Patient recently travelled to Karachi where cases have been detected

14 cases reported so far at Lyari, Kharadar general hospitals

Health dept has initiated treatment of all victims without lab tests

Blood samples being sent to Islamabad due to non-availability of testing kits in Karachi

If government does not take serious steps against the virus, then it can affect the entire city as well the country

Samples taken from Malir were sent to National Institute of Health, Islamabad

Medical practitioners say it is premature to declare viral disease 'chikungunya'