Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever – Pakistan (03): (SD) fatal

PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever – Pakistan (03): (SD) fatal

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- Worldwide/UnknownAn owner of a cattle pen in the Cattle Colony died of Congo Crimean haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) on Saturday [16 May 2015], the 1st death in Sindh due to the deadly tickborne virus so far in 2015, officials said.The man, aged 37, was admitted to a private hospital with a severe fever, shortness of breath and haemorrhage 2 days before he was pronounced dead by doctors on Saturday. "It was the 1st case of CCHF in Sindh in 2015," said an official in the Read more [...]