Afghanistan: Infectious Disease Outbreaks - Epidemiological week #36, 2023

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Sep 15, 2023

Afghanistan: Infectious Disease Outbreaks - Epidemiological week #36, 2023


Outbreak of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) (01 Jan to 09 Sep 2023)

  • During week 36-2023, a total of 36 new cases of CCHF with 1 new death were reported, which shows 18.2% and 75.0% decrease in the number of suspected CCHF cases and deaths respectively compared with last week (Table 1,
    Figure 1).

  • The reported death was from Kabul province, an underfive female.

  • Since the beginning of 2023, the total numbers of reported suspected CCHF cases and associated deaths were 1030 and 101, respectively (CFR 9.8%) (Figure2).

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