Saturday, 13 February 2016

PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever - India: (GJ)

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- India
A 40-year-old man from Gondal taluka's [local administrative division] Shivrajgadh village [Rajkot district, Gujarat state] has posthumously tested positive for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), commonly known as Congo fever.
The victim died on 9 Feb [2016] but his reports confirmed the infection on Thursday [11 Feb 2016].
Dr V H Pathak, Chief District Health Officer, Rajkot, said that the man was brought to a private hospital in the city on 7 Feb [2016]. Following symptoms of

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/1QzheLR

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