2023 Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak

2023 Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak
Spread of disease as of 27 May
DiseaseHemorrhagic fever
Virus strainCrimean–Congo clade of the hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)
LocationNamibia, Georgia, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Senegal
First outbreakAmarah, Iraq
Date1 January 2023 – present (2023-01-01 – present)
(10 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Confirmed cases358
Deaths
33

An outbreak of Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever in Namibia, Georgia, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Senegal has been ongoing since 1 January 2023.

Background

Crimean–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][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

Countries

  •  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

The 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

Cases per country and territory
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

  1. ↑ "Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever claims one life – Outbreak of fever confirmed | Namibia Economist". Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Congo fever outbreak kills one in Namibia". Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever - Iraq". World Health Organization. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Georgia: 8 Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases reported recently". 26 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Afghanistan: Infectious Disease Outbreaks - Epidemiological week #22, 2023 (28 May to 03 June) Situation Report #22". reliefweb. 8 June 2023. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever - Iraq". WHO. 1 June 2023. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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.
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