Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever — Worldwide/Unknown
Another Afghan national is suspected to be infected with the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever [CCHF], commonly known as Congo virus, and was shifted to an isolation ward at Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) [Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan] on Tuesday [23 Jun 2015]. The victim, a 13-year-old boy, hails from Bamyan province of Afghanistan.
The number of patients from Afghanistan arriving in the city for medical treatment has increased over the last 2 months. At least 9
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