'Little to no risk' of nose-bleed fever virus entering Philippines — DOH

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A worker from the health department disinfects calves at a small farm near a house in the village of Al-Bojari in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province, where a woman was infected with the tick-borne virus Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic illness (CCHF), on May 25, 2022, during the country's worst detected outbreak of the illness.

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MANILA, Philippines — There is “little to no risk” that the virus that causes people to bleed to death will enter the Philippines, the Department of Health said Thursday.

 

The agency said this after an outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) was detected in Iraq. So far, Iraq has reported 27 deaths among 97 confirmed cases.

 

“CCHF is said to be endemic to Africa, Balkan states, the Middle East, and some northern Asian countries. The DOH sees little to no risk of the virus entering Philippine borders,” it said.

 

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