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The media
continues to report deaths in Pakistan in patients suffering from Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in 2016. CCHF is a deadly viral disease that spreads through tick-bites in animals and people.
On the 16 October 2016 a male died of CCHF at the Dow University of Health Sciences Ojha campus hospital. The current total of CCHF deaths in Karachi in 2016 is now 10. Over 75 CCHF cases have been admitted to hospitals in Karachi this year.
(Via The News International - accessed 18/10/16)
CCHF is a low risk for the average traveller; it is spread by infected ticks from a reservoir usually in animals such as cattle, sheep and goats. CCHF can also be transmitted by contact with the blood of an infected animal. Avoidance of tick bites is essential in risk areas.
For further information please see: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
