AFGHANISTAN CCHF DISEASE

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) cases in Balkh province

epa10689894 A patient suffering from Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), receives treatment at a hospital in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, 13 June 2023 (issued 14 June 2023). Dr. Khalil Ahmed Khalil, director of the Public Health Entani Hospital in Balkh province, said that from the beginning of May to 13 June 2023, 40 people were infected with CCHF in the province, of which 9 were women. Balkh Public Health continues to add that two people suffering from CCHF have died in Balkh province so far. CCHF is an acute febrile and hemorrhagic disease transmitted through tick bites or contact with infected animals or humans. EPA/STRINGER

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