CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER: REVIEW OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION, DISTRIBUTION AREA, VIRUS CHARACTERISTICS, DIAGNOSIS, AND DISEASE PREVENTION
Journal: Biosafety and Biotechnology
Year: 2023

This review article addresses the etiology, epidemiology, distribution of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), and its diagnosis and prevention. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is one of the deadly hemorrhagic fevers endemic in Africa, Asia, and Europe. It is a tick-borne zoonotic viral disease caused by the CCHF virus of the genus Nairovirus, family Bunyaviridae. In Kazakhstan, natural foci of CCHF are located in the Zhambyl, Turkestan, and Kyzylorda regions, as well as the city of Sh