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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever — South Africa
A 2nd case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) was confirmed in South Africa in 2017, 2 days after the 1st case was identified on [6 Jan 2017] (see archive no. http://promedmail.org/post/20170113.4762405). The 2 cases were unrelated.
The new case involved a 58-year-old sheep farmer from Van Wyksvlei, a small town in the Upper Karoo, Northern Cape Province. A tick bite history was reported during the 3rd week of December 2016. The patient complained of headache and myalgia on [3 Jan