Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, CCHF, Virus Spreading In Europe Due To Climate Change

Forbes
Jul 09, 2023

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, CCHF, Virus Spreading In Europe Due To Climate Change


Here’s another growing problem with climate change that politicians and business leaders can ignore—the spread of CCHF. CCHF is not a rock band. That would be CCR or Creedence Clearwater Revival. Instead, CCHF stands for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. And it’s not like cowbell fever. It’s a potentially deadly fever caused by a virus that’s on the list of World Health Organization (WHO) priority pathogens that can cause outbreaks and pandemics.