Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever: An Emerging Tick-borne Metazoonosis

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is an emerging tick-born zoonotic disease in India which is caused by Nairovirus of Bunyaviridae family.CCHF is reported from about 30 countries of the world.An outbreak of CCHF has been reported in Gujarat which killed four people including two physicians, one nurse and a rural housewife.Tick bite, contact with infected material and nosocomial routes are the main routes of infection.This disease is not much important in animals as animals are asymptomatic but domestic livestock play a vital role in the transmission of disease to humans.So the persons associated with animals like veterinarians, farmers and slaughter house workers are also at the high risk of getting the infection.The disease has a great public health importance. K e y w o r d s