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PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Asia (08): Iran

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- IranThe Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus has been the cause of 100-plus human infections in Iran annually since it was first reported about a decade ago. This calendar year in Iran ([Iranian calendar] which begins in March), the Ministry of Health has reported 54 CCHF cases, including 5 deaths, The Tehran Times reports.Behzad Amiri, head of zoonotic diseases department at the Ministry of Health noted the disease incidence is especially high over warm Read more [...]