• The Deadly Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF)

  • Oct 20 2024
  • Length: 7 mins
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The Deadly Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF)

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  • The Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks. CCHF causes fatality rate of 40%. The virus is primarily transmitted to people from ticks and livestock animals. Human-to-human transmission can occur resulting from close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected persons. There is no vaccine available for either people or animals.

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