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The board has been delivering reports of continuous CCHF hospitalizations since August, reporting 15 deaths until mid-October.

On November 5, Flutrackers reported that the government of Balochistan had announced a red alert in the aftermath of 16 CCHF deaths in the region, including a doctor.

Officials at the outbreak hospital have taken the following steps:

Isolated the infected ward,

Taken special precautions to disinfect all cattle markets in the province

They have banned private animal slaughter in public areas for two weeks.

Also, France reported the first CCHF finding in Hyalomma ticks in October in cattle.

CCHF is a viral hemorrhagic fever spread by Hyalomma ticks that is endemic in Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East, and Asia.

The disease currently has no vaccination or specific treatments and is highly fatal.