Research Article: Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of Fatal Cases of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Kabul, Afghanistan: A Retrospective Observational Study
Introduction:
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an acute tick-borne zoonotic illness caused by infection with the CCHF virus (CCHFV) belonging to the genus Orthonairovirus in the family Nairoviridae and the order Bunyavirales. The disease was first characterized with a viral etiology in the Crimea region in and named Crimean hemorrhagic fever; later, in , its causative agent was discovered in Congo and was given its current name. –
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