Deadly disease

Efforts to wipe out the deadly disease globally

Number of confirmed Congo virus cases in Balochistan jumps to 25

Health experts fear more casualties if measures are not taken to control disease

Health experts said arsenic contamination of underground water is the leading causes in spread of the disease

Another patient in critical condition is being treated at the facility

Doctors say such cases continue to be reported on daily basis

Health experts say disease could lead to liver failure if left untreated

Test reports from three rural health centres reveal 63% population is infected with jaundice

Jaundice epidemic hit Rahim Yar Khan in May this year and has led to the deaths of more than 100 people

Most government run hospitals lack adequate facilities and medicines to treat such patients