MULTAN: South Punjab health department has issued directives to all the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and District Health Officers (DHOs) to sensitize people on how to stay safe against Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) observing that environmental conditions were conducive and may cause its surge.
In a letter to all CEOs and DHOs in south Punjab, authorities said, a set of guidelines issued with the letter must be adhered and enforced. Guidelines must be disseminated to public and the hospitals.
Officials were further told to ensure tick-free cattle markets in their respective districts with support of livestock department and urged people to buy only tick-free animals.
Public health safety measures be adopted throughout the province and situation be monitored carefully and constantly to avoid any undesirable situation.
The advisory on CCHF be circulated to all public and private hospitals and suspected cases be isolated and monitored, the order said
Officials were further directed to ensure timely investigations, sample collection and send these to NIH Islamabad laboratory for confirmation.
Authorities further directed health officials to ensure real time entries in reports and asked them to send epidemiological investigations report of outbreak, if any, immediately to [email protected], officials said.