Addressing the Ripple Effect of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Pakistan and the Imminent Risk of a Global Health Crisis

Moiz Ahmed Khan and Summaiya Zafar

The Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus was first identified in 1944 in the Crimean Peninsula in Eastern Europe and subsequently in the Congo in 1956. It belongs to the genus Nairovirus from the family Bunyaviridae. It causes a severe disease which is spread to humans through an infected tick bite and/or contact with blood or tissue from infected humans or animals. Read More