Abstract
Eid al Adha during CCHF transmission seasonposes a threat of exposing large population to this viral haemorrhagicfever. CCHF was first reported in Crimea in 1944. Oral ribavirin and general supportive therapy isthe mainstay of treating CCHF case. Eid al Adha is a unique epidemiological event which shifts the risk of CCHF infection from high risk population to general population. During Eid, the prevention efforts must focus on reducing the risk of tick to human transmission, animal to human transmission and control of CCHF in animals and ticks

Muhammad Zeeshan , Umer Farooq. (2016) CRIMEAN CONGOHEMORRHAGIC FEVER: A LOOMING THREAT, JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE ABBOTTABAD, Volume 28, Issue 3.
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