HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Five people have died out of 86 who contracted the fatal Congo disease in western Herat province this year, an official said on Sunday.
The Congo virus has been a huge concern and challenge in the country particularly in Herat, where Congo fever cases increase in summer and during Eidul Adha days.
Ghausuddin, a 38-year old livestock farmer who is diagnosed with Congo virus, said: “When I slaughtered a sheep, the blood was all over my face and hands and then I fell sick.”
Another patient, Mohammad Sarwar, also . . .









