A patient infected with the Congo virus has died in the isolation ward of a hospital in Quetta, marking the eighth death due to this virus in the city this year. The deceased, a 23-year-old man from Kechlak, was one of 30 reported cases of Congo virus in Quetta this year.
Known as Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), this virus causes severe hemorrhagic fever outbreaks with a case fatality rate of up to 40%, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The virus is mainly transmitted to humans through ticks and livestock animals. It can also spread from person to person through close contact with the blood, secretions, organs, or other bodily fluids of infected individuals.
Currently, there is no available vaccine for CCHF for either humans or animals.
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