Azerbaijan, Baku, Jun.18/ Trend F.Milad/
During the past two years, 14 people have died in Iran as a result of sporadic cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), Jam-e Jam Persian language daily reported.
The importation of livestock to Iran from eastern borders has been the cause of the spread of the disease, which has contacted 114 people so far, of them 14 have been died.
The highest number of the disease has been reported in Sistan-Baluchestan Province. During 1999-2011, some 610 cases of the disease have been reported, which has led to the death of 60 people.
CCHF is a viral disease and it has reached Yazd, Fars, and Sistan-Baluchestan provinces so far, he said.CCHF is a widespread tick-borne viral disease that affects domestic and wild animals and may also be transmitted to humans.