Dengue fever outbreaks in Hazara division

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ABBOTTABAD: Dengue fever outbreak in Hazara division, as more than 150 patients on Tuesday admitted in Tehsil headquarters hospital Baffa while hundreds of Dengue fever patients were admitted in different private hospitals of Mansehra and Abbottabad during the last month.

According to the details, dozens of infants, children and adults caught by the Dengue fever in Khaki town, Siran valley and Baffa. Locals disclosed that there is no preventive measure or medical facility available in these areas to protect the people from this deadly disease.

Several villages of Tehsil Havelian including Kokal, Barseen, Solan and other are effected by the dengue fever outbreak where dozens of patients have been admitted in Tehsil headquarters hospital Havelian and Ayub Teaching Hospital (ATH) Abbottabad.

People of district Mansehra and Abbottabad have demanded from KPK government to take immediate action against the pandemic and also improve the facilities against Dengue fever in hospitals.