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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Health
Areesha Lodhi, Sarah Shamim, Alia Chughtai

Chikungunya surge in Pakistan: What we know about the mosquito-borne virus

Public hospitals in Karachi which typically lack resources have been seeing hundreds of Chikungunya patients every day [File: Fareed Khan/AP Photo]

Hospitals in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, are brimming with chikungunya virus patients.

Major government hospitals throughout the city are reporting 500 to 750 suspected cases of the mosquito-borne disease every day, as noted by local media earlier this month, further straining an already struggling public health system.

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