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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever — Iran
Since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year [21 Mar 2018], 10 cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever [CCHF] have been reported, director of the Health Ministry’s communicable diseases control department has said. “Out of the 10 reported cases unfortunately one has passed away,” ISNA news agency quoted Mohammad Mehdi Gouya as saying on [Tue 22 May 2018]. The disease outbreak normally occurs in spring and it becomes more severe with the beginning of the livestock breeding season,