Dengue fever claimed more lives in Punjab during November as compared to the total death toll of the previous 10 months despite a drastic decrease in the number of patients. Official data shows that 27 people died due to...
The highest number of dengue fever cases in a day during the ongoing year in Punjab was recorded on Sunday with 385 new patients registered in the province during the past 24 hours. The most alarming situation is being...
In the report submitted in the Punjab Assembly, it is stated that more than seven and a half thousand cases of dog bites were reported in the province this year. 8 people died in these incidents. Sheikhupura reported the...
As the cases of dengue and malaria have started to spread rapidly in the entire city during the ongoing monsoon rains, the fumigation campaign launched by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and district municipal corporations (DMCs) may not yield...
According to media reports, the provincial health administration in Pakistan’s Punjab has declared a dengue emergency in the Rawalpindi area due to an increase in the number of cases. As the number of dengue cases continues to climb, the...
The improper disposal of animals that died of Lumpy skin disease causes fear among the people of Hazro and surrounding regions, as a huge number of dead cattle were thrown in open locations by cattle breeders and live stock...
According to ministry sources, it has been agreed to seek a vaccination for the disease as quickly as possible, and the Animal Husbandry Commission – a ministry agency – has begun working with the authorities involved. Reported on :...
Dozens of cattle have been slaughtered and hundreds have been afflicted as livestock owners rush to vaccinate their animals before the virus spreads further. The disease cannot be transmitted to humans, and specialists say afflicted animals’ meat may still...
In view of the growth of lumpy skin disease in Sindh, veterinary specialists in Punjab have developed a vaccination with “successful results” to prevent the virus from spreading in the province. According to Dr. Sajjad Hussain, Director of...
After a relatively “quiet” week with no wild poliovirus (WPV) isolates, a positive environmental sample (ES) was reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tribal Districts, serving as a recurrent reminder that the WPV1 is still circulating in Pakistan. As for cVDPV2...