The Public Health Department of western Badghis province has asked the faithful to take necessary preventive measures while slaughtering animals on Eidul Adha day to avoid Congo Fever risk. The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday (13…
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday confirmed 11 deaths from Congo virus during the past three months, saying it registered 267 positive cases all over the country. MoPH officials two days ago told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Ten people tested positive for Congo virus and two of them died of the disease during the past one week in northern Balkh province, an official said on Saturday. Balkh Public Health director Dr. Najibullah Tawana, who launched…
KABUL, taking this year’s total cases to 267 compared to 244 cases last year. The Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is caused by infection with a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus) in the family Bunyaviridae. The disease was first characterized in Crimea…
More than 40 people have been tested positive for Congo fever that resulted in death of four people in western Herat province since late March, local health officials said Monday. Forty-one Congo fever cases were recorded in…
KABUL (MoPH) has so far recorded 75 positive cases of Congo fever across the country since March, showing a surge in the cases compared to the same period last year. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is caused by infection with a…
Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) has killed 13 people in western Herat province this year, with another 42 being treated for the deadly virus, according to officials. CCHF is a viral disease. Symptoms may include fever, muscle pains, headache,…
Most residents avoid eating meat, yogurt and milk after seeing signs of Congo virus spread in different areas of southern Ghazni province. Six people affected by the virus recently died in Ghazni. Two persons from the province…
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…
KABUL ministry official said on Saturday. Mohammad Hafeez Rasouli, head of the ministry’s human and animal joint diseases, told Pajhwok Afghan News they had registered some suspected Congo virus cases over the past few days. He said a patient was…
