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PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever – Russia, Uzbekistan

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- RussiaHigh activity of ticks -- vectors of infectious diseases -- continue to be recorded in the Stavropol region.As of 30 Jun [2015], 6232 people sought medical aid in connection for tick bites, being 35.6 per cent more than in the same period last year [2014]. Moreover, there has been a 40 per cent increase in the number of children bitten by ticks.Since the beginning of the epidemic season, 29 cases of CCHF have been reported in the rural population of Apanasenkovskij, Read more [...]