HEART CITY (Pajhwok): Local health.
Congo, called Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), is an infectious disease caused by a tick-borne virus. The disease is named so because it was first described in Crimea (1944) and identified properly in Congo (1956).
It is transferred by ticks, mostly from Hyaloma genus, to both domestic animals and humans. It is similar to other viral hemorrhagic fevers, including dengue and Ebola.
Herat Zonal Hospital spokesmanMohammad Rafiq Sherzai told Pajhwok Afghan News five people had died of the disease . . .
