Causative Agents
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a member of the genus Nairovirus in the family Bunyaviridae and belongs to CCHF serogroup. The virus is spherical enveloped particles of 100 nm in diameter and has three segments of RNA. Due to its high pathogenicity for human and lack of therapeutics, CCHFV is handled in BSL4 (biosafety level 4) [1].