Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Afghanistan: Increase in cases in 2017
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Afghanistan health officials have reported an increase in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) cases in 2017, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) Weekly Epidemiological Monitor last week. In 2017, a total of 237 cases of CCHF including 41 deaths (CFR: 17.2%) have been reported throughout 27 provinces. Majority of these cases-71 cases (nearly 30 percent) including ["]
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