Red alert against dengue and congo fever in Fata, FRs

Like other parts of the country, the health facilities in FATA and frontier regions have been put on high alert to stop the epidemics of fatal diseases caused by spread of dengue and Congo viruses.For people awareness, FATA Secretariat has started a campaign in the tribal regions against the spread of epidemics. As per details health and social welfare institutes dealing with research revealed that Congo virus was more dangerous than dengue virus. The farmers associated with livestock and cattle head business and the adjacent communities are more vulnerable to the Congo virus.Similarly, on Eid ul Azha, the Congo virus could grow after slaughter of sacrificial animals; therefore they advised to take appropriate measures to avoid getting affected by the disease.