Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever — India
Known as ‘the Asian Ebola virus’, the CCHF or the Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, is now believed to be prevalent across the country. A study by the National Institute of Virology (NIV) here has determined 17 outbreaks so far, affecting 50 people, most of whom succumbed to the virus.
The CCHF [virus infection] has a fatality rate of up to 80 percent [This is too high. The usual CFR is 10-40 percent]. First detected in January 2011 in Ahmedabad, the virus that spreads from animals to
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