The Palghar administration on Tuesday asked authorities to remain alert against a possible spread of the Congo fever in the Maharashtra district. The Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), commonly known as the Congo fever, spreads in humans through ticks.
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is caused by a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus) of the Bunyaviridae family. Cattle, sheep and goats generally become hosts of CCHF.
The minister said that the state medical team has collected 136 samples till date and out of those, two casualties were reported whose report was positive.
"Congo fever is caused by the CCHF virus and its symptoms are mostly like dengue fever, which makes the real disease difficult to diagnose," said the health officials.
Rajkot, July 15: As many as seven people died of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Amerli district of Gujarat over the last one week while six others were undergoing treatment at the civil hospital, officials said
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