Health and livestock authorities issued a warning to the public on Wednesday to take special preventive measures to protect themselves against a deadly viral disease called Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have urged the public to take special preventive measures to protect themselves from the disease.
In a press release issued by authorities, they said CCHF viral disease is primarily transmitted to people from ticks or through contact with infected animal …read more
Source: TOLOnews
