One person died due to tick bite in Sivas

Bekir Selvi, a retired father of 6 children who lives in the Kızılca village of Sivas city center and is engaged in transportation, was hit by a tick in the field. Selvi, who became ill after a while, was noticed by her relatives and was immediately taken to Sivas State Hospital.

He was then transferred to Sivas Cumhuriyet University Medical Faculty Hospital. After the first examinations at the hospital, Selvi, who was treated in the anesthesia intensive care unit with suspicion of CCHF disease, lost her fight for life this morning. Selvi's body, which was received by her relatives from the hospital morgue, was taken to Kızılca village to be buried.

THE NUMBER OF DEATHS WAS 12

It was learned that Bilal Selvi, the son of the deceased Bekir Selvi's uncle, also died as a result of a tick bite in June 2020. The death of the second person from the same family due to ticks caused great sadness in the village. This year, the number of people brought from surrounding cities and districts of Sivas due to CCHF disease and who died while receiving treatment increased to 12.