ISLAMABAD: The chikungunya virus has reached the federal capital after Karachi, as the National Institute of Health (NIH) has identified and verified the presence of the virus in a lady who reached Islamabad from Karachi. After receiving the report, the health department officials fumigated the residence of victim Surriya as well as 25 other houses nearby. The victim had reached in Islamabad some three days ago from Karachi and stated to be a resident of Saudabad, a locality near Malir. The doctors thoroughly examined her after she complained of fever and severe pain. The blood specimen of the patient was sent to a laboratory of the NIH, and the results came back positive. The health team – consisting of doctors and other paramedical staffs – immediately rushed to the residence of the victim in Sohan. Earlier, the NIH had also confirmed the presence of chikungunya virus in three patients whose blood specimen were brought from Karachi.
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