CCHF in 6 provinces of Iran

11 July 2019

Six provinces hold the highest-burden of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) cases - 54 cases and five deaths have been recorded countrywide since late March. Prevalence of CCHF virus infection, which is tick-borne or acquired through contact with infected animal blood or tissues during and immediately after slaughter, is highest in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan, but also significant in Khorasan Razavi, Kerman, Isfahan, Fars and Mazandaran. Read more.

Affected Regions

Asia

Affected Countries