07.06.2025 11:20
In Sivas, 38-year-old Yavuz Vural, a father of two who was engaged in livestock farming, and 80-year-old Mahmut Ağcabal lost their lives due to tick bites. The number of deaths in the city due to Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever has risen to 6.
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With the arrival of the summer months, the tick nightmare has begun. Especially in Sivas, the number of people who have died due to Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) transmitted by ticks is increasing every day.
HE REMOVED 3 TICKS ATTACHED TO HIS BODY BY HIMSELF
Yavuz Vural, a 38-year-old father of two who lives in the Gölbaşı village of Şerefiye town in the Zara district and works in livestock, removed 3 ticks that had attached to his body 10 days ago by his own means.
HE PASSED AWAY
After a while, Vural, who fell ill, was diagnosed with CCHF at Sivas Cumhuriyet University Hospital. Despite all interventions, Vural could not be saved in the past days. His body was taken by his relatives from the hospital morgue this morning to be buried in Gölbaşı village.
THE 80-YEAR-OLD MAN ALSO DIED FROM A TICK
On the other hand, the body of Mahmut Ağcabal (80), who passed away 4 days ago due to a tick attachment under his armpit, was also taken by his relatives from the morgue today to be buried in the Karaçam village of Koyulhisar district.
THE NUMBER OF DEATHS HAS REACHED 6
This year, the number of people who have died due to CCHF in Sivas has risen to 6.
Source: İHA, DHA
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