Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- Iran
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) has killed 1 person in south eastern Iran over the past 2 months, Abbas Abbasi of Iran Veterinary Organization said on [Sun 28 May 2017]. The fatality occurred in Sistan-and-Baluchestan Province, with 2 more deaths also unofficially reported in Isfahan Province and the western province of Kermanshah via social media, he said.
People mainly contract the CCHF virus from infected ticks or contact with infected animal blood and tissue. Abbasi said those
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