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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Zaina Alibhai

What is Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever as woman diagnosed with Ebola-like disease in UK

World Health Organisation

A woman in the UK is being treated for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever after travelling to central Asia.

It is a viral haemorrhagic fever usually transmitted by ticks, but can also be contracted through contact with viraemic animal tissues - where the virus has entered the bloodstream.

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