Congo Fever man now in stable condition, isolated
Herald (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
... Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever.Health department chief director of communicable diseases, Dr Frew Benson, said authorities suspected Congo fever in the deaths as one of the victims had been in contact with animals and had a tick bite.The illness has a mortality rate of 30 per cent, with death usually occurring in the second week of illness, according to the World Health Organisation....
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