A tiny insect called a midge spreads the disease, and the earliest known case dates back to 1955 in a forest worker near a ...

A 72-year-old man in Greece died of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, a viral illness that spreads through tick bites. View ...

An elderly man has died from a rare but serious tick-borne illness called Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in a ...

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus is an emerging virus with an extensive geographic distribution that includes much of Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as well as parts of Europe. Changes ...

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever is one of the most widely distributed viral hemorrhagic fevers. Despite the cumbersome biosafety containment procedures required for handling this virus, recent ...

By Sean Lawrence West Virginia University When you think about ticks, you might picture nightmarish little parasites, ...

A 26-year-old man from Karachi's Ibrahim Hyderi area died of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), commonly known as Congo virus, on Thursday, marking the second confirmed ...

Symptoms Some of the most common symptoms for Congo virus include fever, muscle aches, headaches, sore eyes, vomiting, and abdominal pain. This is often accompanied by mood swings and confusion.

Another patient died of Congo fever on Thursday in Karachi, as the number of fatalities from the disease reached two this year in Sindh, a statement from the district health officer in Malir said.

KARACHI (APP) - Sindh has reported its first death from Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) this year, following the passing of a 42-year-old man in Karachi. The patient, a resident of District ...

Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), commonly known as Congo Virus, causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks with a case fatality rate of 10-40 per cent, according to the World Health ...