PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Eight people were diagnosed with Congo fever in northern Baghlan province during the past seven months and three of them died of the disease, an official said on Wednesday.
Dr. Sharifullah Ubaidi, an official of the Public Health Department, told Pajhwok Afghan News 30 suspected Congo fever cases were registered since the beginning of the year in the province.
He said out of the 30 cases, eight were diagnosed positive for Congo disease and three of them, including a woman, died.
He added: “These people died because they were brought to the hospital late, they bleed . . .
