Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a serious tick-borne viral disease. It is a zoonosis (disease acquired from animals), and infects a range of domestic and wild animals.
CCHF virus is endemic in many countries in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Outbreaks have recently been recorded in Russia, Turkey, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mauritania, Kosovo, Albania, Pakistan and South Africa.
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Incidents & Outbreaks 2008:
First case reported from Greece (north-eastern province of Macedonia & Thrace, close to the Turkish border)
Outbreaks in 2007
Russia, Kazakhstan, and Turkey
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