Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever — Afghanistan
More than 40 people have been tested positive for Congo fever that resulted in the death of 4 people in western Herat province since late March, local health officials said [Mon 25 Jun 2018].
A total of 41 Congo fever cases were recorded in Herat since [21 Mar 2018]. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is caused by infection with a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus) in the family _Bunyaviridae_. The disease was first characterized in Crimea in 1944 and given the name Crimean hemorrhagic
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