Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF)
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A viral haemorrhagic fever usually transmitted by ticks. It can also be contracted through contact with animal tissue where the virus has entered the bloodstream during and immediately post-slaughter of animals. Outbreaks of the disease can lead to epidemics, have a high case fatality ratio (10–40 per cent) and are difficult to prevent and treat. First described in the Crimea in 1944, the disease is endemic in all of Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and in Asia.
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