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Health officials in Kaberamaido District in eastern Uganda report its first case of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF).
According to the district health officer, Dr James Daniel Odongo, the patient, a resident of Abirabira Village, in Aperkira Sub-county, was recently admitted to Kaberamaido General Hospital before being referred to Soroti Regional hospital.
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is a widespread disease caused by a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus) of the Bunyaviridae family. The CCHF virus causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks, with a case fatality rate of 10–40%.
Animals become infected by the bite of infected ticks and the virus remains in their bloodstream for about one week after infection, allowing the tick-animal-tick cycle to continue when another tick bites. Although a number of tick genera are capable of becoming infected with CCHF virus, ticks of the genus Hyalomma are the principal vector.
The CCHF virus is transmitted to people either by tick bites or through contact with infected animal blood or tissues during and immediately after slaughter. The majority of cases have occurred in people involved in the livestock industry, such as agricultural workers, slaughterhouse workers and veterinarians. Human-to-human transmission is possible.
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