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PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Namibia (02): (OH)

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- NamibiaThe Ministry of Health and Social Services today [10 Mar 2017] announced a 2nd confirmed case of the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) from Omaheke region. A 19 year old male from Okongoua village [Omaheke region] was bitten by a tick on 1 Mar 2017."The patient presented CCHF like symptoms on 5 Mar 2017 at the Corridor Post 13 Primary Health Care Clinic," the ministry's spokesperson Ester Paulus announced. She said the ministry immediately transferred Read more [...]