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Looking back: 2010 was the year of viruses

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27.02.2025
It was a busy year for the doctors of Sindh who battled dengue, the Congo virus, swine flu and polio among other epidemics. They did their work amid a freeze on development project funds. A total of 136 polio cases were reported across the country. Three people died from the Congo virus and 10 cases of swine flu were reported. A total of 6,034 patients with symptoms of the Dengue virus were admitted and 4,078 patients tested positive. Dengue fortunately claimed only 25 lives in Sindh. Health Minister Dr Sagheer Ahmed introduced rapid kits to diagnose the virus and supplies were sent to all government........

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