In Gujarat, a 75-year-old woman was died in a case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever. The disease has made an appearance in Gujarat after three years.
- In Indian, first confirmed case was reported during a nosocomial— infections caught in hospitals, outbreak in Ahmadabad, Gujarat, in January 2011. During 2012–2015, cases were reported from the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan. Cases were documented from 6 districts of Gujarat (Ahmedabad, Amreli, Patan, Surendranagar, Kutch, and Aravalli) and 3 districts of Rajasthan (Sirohi, Jodhpur, and Jaisalmer). One case was also reported from Uttar Pradesh.
About Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
- The Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus causes severe viral haemorrhagic fever outbreaks.
- CCHF outbreaks have a case fatality rate of up to 40%.
- The virus is primarily transmitted to people from ticks and livestock animals. Human-to-human transmission can occur resulting from close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected persons.
- It is endemic in Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and Asia, in countries south of the 50th parallel north.
- There is no vaccine available for either people or animals.
- First described in Crimea (former USSR) in 1944. The disease is widespread in many countries in Africa, Europe, Middle East and Central Asia.
