Khaama: Health authorities in western Afghanistan have reported 16 cases of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Herat province since the Eid al-Adha holiday, raising concerns about the spread of the disease during the warmer months. According to officials from the Taliban-run Public Health Directorate in Herat, the infections were linked to inadequate health precautions during
Tolo News: The World Health Organization (WHO), in its latest report, has highlighted changes in the prevalence of several diseases during the month of March. According to the organization’s findings, cases of pneumonia have decreased by 33.1 percent, while malaria cases have increased by 25 percent. The report states that the mortality rate from Crimean-Congo
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health reported that twenty people have died due to Congo fever in the past two weeks. Sharafat Zaman Amarkhail, the spokesperson for the ministry, told TOLO news that 265 people in the country have contracted the disease this month. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health reported a 38% increase in Congo fever in the last two months compared to the first month of the solar year. Sharafat Zaman Amarkhil, the spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health, said that in the first five months of this year, over 200 people across the country
Ariana: Kunduz Public Health Department says this year 28 cases of Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever have been recorded in the province, of which three people have died. Najibullah Sahil, Kunduz Public Health Director, said they activated a special department for the treatment of Congo fever at the infectious diseases hospital. Click here to read more (external
Tolo News: The WHO in a recent report said that Acute Watery Diarrhea and Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) cases increased in June. “The CCHF-associated deaths were reported from 12 provinces (13 from Kabul, 6 from Balkh, 3 from Parwan, 3 from Takhar, 2 from Jawzjan, 2 from Kandahar, and 1 each from Baghlan, Faryab, Ghazni,
Ariana: A total of 47 people have died of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Afghanistan since the beginning of 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday. WHO in a report said that the total number of CCHF cases in Afghanistan during the period was 494 in 32 provinces. Out of total cases (494),
Tolo News: Doctors at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Kabul said that Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) cases have increased in recent days. Doctors said that after Eid al-Adha, they admitted nearly fifteen suspected patients to the hospital each day. “Our cases are increasing day by day, approximately 10 to 15 people have suspicious symptoms of
Ariana: In the past two months, 36 instances of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever have been reported by doctors in the western province of Herat, Afghanistan, including five deaths. The number of cases increased this year, according to Mohammad Asif Kabir, Deputy Public Health of Herat which has led to authorities’ concern about the spread of diseases,
8am: In continuation of the registration of positive polio cases in the country, the fifth instance of this disease has now been recorded in Nangarhar. Despite the earlier optimism expressed by various active health organizations about the opportunities for polio eradication in Afghanistan this year, the registration of new cases of this disease has raised