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Dengue takes on a feverish pitch, descends on additional unlucky 6

by Medindia Content Team on Nov 2 2006 7:29 PM

Islamabad: Six more people came down with acute symptoms of dengue, later confirmed positive for the fever, taking the toll of infected people to an alarming figure of 741.

Nearly 31 deaths have been confirmed with the latest casualty being a person from Peshawar. The National Institute of Health (NIH) has reiterated via a press release that samples from people with symptoms of the disease are pouring in from all over Pakistan which is being tested quickly within 48 hrs. The NIH scientists have been burning the midnight oil to save the day for patients suffering the sickness.



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