Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
First discovered in 1944 in Crimea
(CCHF) is caused by infection with a tickborne virus (Nairovirus) in the family Bunyaviridae.
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is found in Eastern Europe, particularly in the former Soviet Union, throughout the Mediterranean, in northwestern China, central Asia, southern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and India. Ixodid (hard) ticks, especially those of the genus, Hyalomma, are both a reservoir and a vector for the CCHF virus.