2023 Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak

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    2023 Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak
    2023 Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak By Country.svg
    Spread of disease as of 27 May
    DiseaseHemorrhagic fever
    Virus strainCrimean–Congo clade of the hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)
    SourceNamibian economist
    LocationNamibia, Georgia, Afghanistan
    First outbreakWindhoek, Namibia
    Date16 May 2023 – present (2023-05-16 – present)
    (2 weeks and 1 day)
    Confirmed cases45
    Deaths
    		3

    An outbreak of Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever in Namibia, Georgia, and Afghanistan has been ongoing since 16 May 2023.

    Background[edit]

    Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever is a viral fever caused by a diverse group of animal and human illnesses. The fever's case fatality rate may still be as high as 40% without prompt treatment.[1] Hemorrhagic fever is a fever to Crimean–Congo areas.[2]

    The last reported outbreak was in 2022, in Iraq. Between 1 January and 22 May, 212 cases of CCHF were reported to the WHO. Twenty seven deaths were recorded, of which 13 were in laboratory confirmed cases.[3]

    Responses[edit]

    Countries[edit]

    Timeline[edit]

    Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever cases in the World  (
    )
         Deaths        Confirmed cases
    Date
    Cases (rise)
    Deaths (rise)
    2023-05-23
    		27(n.a.) 1(n.a.)
    2023-05-24
    		27(=) 1(=)
    2023-05-25
    		27(=) 1(=)
    2023-05-26
    		35(+8) 1(=)
    2023-05-27
    		45(+10) 3(+2)

    The outbreak started on 16 May, and on 23 May the WHO confirmed the first death that occurred on 18 May in Windhoek, Namibia. On 26 May, Georgia reported 8 cases of CCHF that were confirmed.[4] On 27 May, the Afghanistan Health Department reported 10 cases in the province of Balkh.[5]

    Cases per country[edit]

    Cases per country and territory
    Country Confirmed deaths Last update First confirmed case
     Afghanistan 10 2 27 May 2023 27 May 2023[6]
     Georgia 8 0 26 May 2023 23 May 2023[7]
     Namibia 27 1 23 May 2023 16 May 2023[8][9]
    Total 45 3

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever claims one life – Outbreak of fever confirmed | Namibia Economist". Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
    2. ^ "Congo fever outbreak kills one in Namibia". Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
    3. ^ "Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever - Iraq". World Health Organization. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
    4. ^ "Georgia: 8 Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases reported recently". 26 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
    5. ^ Tolo (27 May 2022). "2 Deaths From Congo-Crimea Haemorrhagic Fever Reported in North". Tolo News. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
    6. ^ "Afghanistan: 2 deaths reported from Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in North". BigNewsNetwork.com. 28 May 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
    7. ^ "Georgian health authorities confirm first 2023 cases of Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever". Agenda.ge. 24 May 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
    8. ^ "Namibia declares outbreak of Crimean-Congo fever after patient dies". Reuters. 23 May 2023. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
    9. ^ "Namibia confirms outbreak of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever". The Transmission. University of Nebraska Medical Center. 23 May 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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