The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) officials on Monday confirmed outbreak of a fatal virus in Afghanistan that has claimed lives of eight people so far this year.
The Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus have been reported and confirmed in Kabul, Herat, Nangarhar, Helmand and Nuristan provinces, MoPH spokesman Wahidullah Mayar told TOLOnews.About 35 suspected cases have been registered since the start of 2015, he continued.”We are fully prepared for the treatment of this disease,” Mayar stated. “But the people have less awareness of the virus. They must visit the doctors after they feel the symptoms.”The symptoms of the virus included …read more
Source: TOLOnews
