Iran: 2017 Crimean-Congo Fever

[Shiloh]

Source: https://en.trend.az/iran/society/2779021.html


Over 80 Iranians infected with Crimean-Congo fever, 5 dead
19 July 2017 15:11 (UTC+04:00)
Baku, Azerbaijan, July 19
By Fatih Karimov? Trend:

At least 80 people in Iran have caught the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever since March 21, Karim Amiri, an official with the Islamic Republic?s veterinary organization, said.

The fever has caused the death of five people in Iran since the beginning of the current Iranian fiscal year (March 21, 2017), Amiri said, Mehr news agency reported July 19.

No Crimean-Congo‎ fever case has reported so far in the capital city of Tehran, he added.

The cases have been reported mainly in eastern border provinces, where is livestock illegally smuggled into the country...

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Death toll from Crimean-Congo fever in Iran increases to 8
16:45 24 September 2017 Read: 358

At least 120 people in Iran have caught the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever since March 21, Karim Amiri, an official with the Islamic Republic?s veterinary organization, said.

The fever has caused the death of eight people in Iran since the beginning of the current Iranian fiscal year (March 21, 2017), Amiri said, Mehr news agency reported Sept. 24.

No Crimean-Congo‎ fever case has reported so far in the capital city of Tehran, he added.
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