60 Iranians contract Crimean Congo fever, 3 dead

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  • 25 August, 2023
  • 05:47
60 Iranians contract Crimean Congo fever, 3 dead

60 people contracted Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Iran and 3 deaths were recorded from this disease, according to Mohammadreza Shirzadi, Iran's Health Ministry official.

The CCHF virus is typically spread by tick bites or contact with livestock carrying the disease.