Balgarianovinite.com Warmer weather and rainfall in Turkiye have led to an increase in tick bites, which have caused fatalities in various parts of the country. The disease Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), transmitted by ticks, has so far claimed several lives, with the most affected provinces including Tokat, Sivas and Erzincan, local media reported.
The latest case involves a 55-year-old man, father of four, from the village of Adamlakoy in the Hafik district, Sivas Province. He became the third victim in this northeastern Turkish province after he died in hospital, where he had been admitted with a high fever, having been bitten by a tick six days earlier, the news website Haberturk said.
There were earlier fatalities from CCHF in the provinces of Tokat and Kastamonu, Turkish publications wrote.
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever is an acute infectious disease caused by a virus transmitted by ticks and through contact with infected blood and tissues. Mortality among humans can reach a high rate, according to the World Health Organization. With more time spent outdoors and among grassy areas during spring and summer, cases of the disease begin to rise.
Turkiye is developing a vaccine against CCHF that is already prepared but is undergoing testing.
Health authorities in the country have been compiling statistics on the disease since 2003, when the first registered case occurred in the northeastern Tokat Province, according to information on the website of the Turkish Health Ministry. Frequent cases are observed in Central and Eastern Turkiye and in the Black Sea region.
Fatalities in the country account for 4–5% of all cases. The highest number of CCHF cases was recorded in 2009, when they reached 1,318. Although they fell to 343 in 2017, the disease continues to be monitored closely in Turkiye. Tick-Borne Crimean-Congo Fever Claims Lives in Turkiye as Cases Rise 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-28 16:07:22 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law