Father and son bitten by tick taken to hospital

SHAFAQNA Türkiye – According to the information received, S.O. and his son M.O., living in the village of Akkaya Kastamonu, became infected with ticks while working in the field. After some time, S.O. and M.O., who began to complain of high fever and nausea, were referred to the Kastamonu Training and Research Hospital. During the checks carried out here, it was found that S.O. and his son M.O. a tick attached to the body. S.O. and his son M.O. were taken under observation to the hospital after the removal of the tick attached to their bodies.

SO and MO with suspected Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) were transferred to Chorum.