Deadly disease

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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

Hundreds succumb to the ailment each year and the government has failed to counter the situation effectively

Rahim Yar Khan has been plagued with the disease that has claimed the lives of several people this year

Doctors say that fears of more casualties cannot be ruled out

Doctors say the condition of two patients at Sheikh Zayed Hospital is critical

Seven other patients are being treated at Sheikh Zayed Hospital

A lack of effort on the part of the government has aggravated the situation

Several people have lost their lives since the disease outbreak earlier in 2018

Rahim Yar Khan has been badly affected with jaundice that has claimed lives of several people in 2018

Mosquito-borne disease has infected around 2,000 people in garrison city