Per the Department of Health. 189 people were tested for the illness during this time, and 211 suspected cases of chikungunya were recorded. Four hundred and forty of those screened positive.
An advisory on managing and halting the spread of chikungunya, a virus resembling dengue fever, has been released by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
In order to contain the outbreak, the Ministry of Health instructed the appropriate agencies to act quickly. It alerted people to the fact that Aedes mosquitoes are the carrier of the virus that
causes chikungunya.
Chikungunya is an illness comparable to dengue fever that is spread to humans by Aedes mosquitoes, according to Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Bharat, the Prime Minister’s Coordinator for National Health Services.
According to Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Bharat, Karachi has reported the majority of cases, while other areas have also been impacted.
The prime minister’s coordinator indicated that the majority of cases worldwide were traced back to Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Africa.
In order to stop the disease from spreading, Dr. Ahmed Bharat emphasized the significance of adopting preventative measures.
