Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, or CCHF, is a severe tick-borne disease. The CCHF virus is transmitted to humans by tick bites or contact with infected animal blood or tissues during and immediately ...

Administration of ribavirin within 96 hours of symptom onset in patients with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever was associated with a reduced risk for mortality, while age 50 years or more and diabetes ...

This story is Part II of a series on tick-borne disease. Here we discuss the severity and spread of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, the only hemorrhagic fever transmitted by ticks. Crimean-Congo ...

A routine day in the fields can turn fatal within a week as the world faces the dangerous Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), which stands as one of the most lethal tick-borne diseases. Although ...