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Health
Kelly-Ann Mills & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

Woman in UK diagnosed with new Ebola-like disease with 40% mortality rate

A viral disease with a 40% mortality rate has been detected in a woman in the UK.

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever is an illness typically spread through ticks and livestock animals in countries where the disease is endemic.

Similar to Ebola, CCHF proves fatal in over a third of cases and has similar symptoms when it is first caught.

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