What happened: Naegleria fowleri is a rare but deadly water-borne amoeba that thrives in freshwater sources, reservoirs including poorly chlorinated water networks. Recently, two people succumbed to the disease caused by the amoeba in Karachi. Details : According to reports, Lt Cdr Majid Ismail Chandio, a 30-year-old surgeon from DHA, was admitted to the PNS Shifa Hospital a few days ago where he died on Sunday. Eight year old Zuhaib also succummbed to the disease at the Liaquat National Hospital on July 9. Information gathered from sources indicated that Dr Chandio had no history of swimming while Zohaib had.
Lt Cdr Dr Majid, Neuro Surgeon PNS Shifa, who was diagnosed as a case of Naegleria Fowleri, passed away today. Three days ago Zuhaib Ahmed, 8, lost his life. Total death due to #Naegleria to four in Karachi and health experts say getting water from water-tankers is likely cause
— Naimat Khan (@NKMalazai) July 11, 2021
Previously, two people in their 30s and residents of Karachi, died of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), the fatal infection caused by Naegleria fowleri. Around 95pc of water samples collected from Karachi’s 50 UCs are not fit for human consumption Dr Shakeel Ahmed, a part of the health department, said one of its jobs was to monitor water supplies and it had started collecting samples from different areas. He notified, “so far, 95 per cent samples collected from 50 union councils in the city showed that they were not fit for human consumption.” He further added that water was getting contaminated with sewage due to leakages in lines and the Karachi Water Sewerage Board wasn’t ready to take the responsibility for contamination in such cases. Secretary General Pakistan Medical Association explained the working of the disease in his videos:
#NaegleriaFowleri is a Brain eating Amoeba. How does it enter into human brain? what causes it? and what can be the precautionary measures? Dr @QaisarsajjadDr, Secretary General Pakistan Medical Association explains in this two-part video pic.twitter.com/tUUV3wMZRT
— Naimat Khan (@NKMalazai) July 11, 2021
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