The fear of Congo fever has increased in the city as sacrificial animals are being brought to Lahore from other parts of the province for Eidul Azha.
According to an estimate, as many as 0.3 million sacrificial animals are slaughtered every year in the metropolis on the occasion of Eidul Azha and most of them are brought from southern Punjab, which is considered as a hotbed for the emergence of fatal Congo virus.
The fear of Congo virus further increased when Dr Sagheer Sameejha, a surgeon hailing from Bahawal Victoria Hospital (BVH) of Bahawalpur, died of Congo fever last month. Sameejha got …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
