One More "VIRUS" Is Coming; Learn More About the WHO's "Priority" Illness


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[{"selector":"#anim-515bcb8e-a203-4bcd-b574-b5d3dcc60a34","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] To learn more about the new virus known as Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), read on.

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[{"selector":"#anim-e7679f03-4eb7-49f0-b864-de8730670c16","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The probability of transmission from animals to people is increased by the widespread distribution and ongoing existence of Hyalomma marginatum ticks, which spread the CCHF virus.

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