| 2023 Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak | |
|---|---|
 Spread of disease as of 27 May | |
| Disease | Hemorrhagic fever |
| Virus strain | Crimean–Congo clade of the hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) |
| Source | Namibian economist |
| Location | Namibia, Georgia, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Senegal |
| First outbreak | Amarah, Iraq |
| Date | January 1 – June 19, 2023 |
| Confirmed cases | 358 |
Deaths | 33 |
An outbreak of Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever in Namibia, Georgia, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Senegal has been ongoing since 1 January 2023.
Background
editCrimean–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 2023 Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak started 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
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Namibia: On 27 May, The Namibia's Ministry of Agriculture said that it is currently taking action to control the spread of the Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) virus.
Timeline
editThe 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| Country | Confirmed | deaths | Last update | First confirmed case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan
|
109 | 5 | 1 January 2023 | 27 May 2023[6] |
 Georgia
|
8 | 0 | 26 May 2023 | 23 May 2023[7] |
 Iraq
|
212 | 27 | 1 January 2023 | 1 June 2022[8] |
 Namibia
|
27 | 1 | 23 May 2023 | 16 May 2023[9][10] |
 Senegal
|
2 | 0 | 21 April 2023 | 30 May 2023[11] |
| Total | 358 | 33 | ||
References
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- ^ "Congo fever outbreak kills one in Namibia". Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever - Iraq". World Health Organization. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Georgia: 8 Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases reported recently". 26 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Afghanistan: Infectious Disease Outbreaks - Epidemiological week #22, 2023 (28 May to 03 June) Situation Report #22". reliefweb.int. 8 June 2023. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever - Iraq". www.who.int. 1 June 2023. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Senegal confirms 2nd Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)". Global Center for Health Security. 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.