The expired patients could not survive intensity of the ailment including massive loss of blood and organ failure. CCHF, a viral infection transmitted to human being through ticks that live on cattle, was said to have an average of 40% mortality rate but can be largely prevented through timely and proper management.
Adequate hygienic care on part of those coming into close contact with tick-infested livestock as well as meat handlers was cited to be the most vulnerable individuals. Those infected with CCHF can also be a major source for spread of the virus if come into contact to otherwise healthy individuals through means of direct exposure to their blood and other secretions.
Government was said to have already taken needed measures to control spread of the infection through establishment of isolation wards in all major hospitals besides ensuring that health care providers handling the affected patients adopt necessary precautions to avoid any possible risk.