<p>This is a very good topic which is line with the &nbsp;sub-theme under which it was submitted. The key areas pertaining to reporting about an outbreak have been addressed &nbsp;in the abstract. However, the authors need to present the mean and standard deviation other than the mean and range as indicated in the results section. In addition, the authors &nbsp;conclude that &nbsp;''<i>detection of an unknown recovered case indicates that burden of CCHF may be higher than reported</i>'' however this conclusion is not supported by any result. It is advised that this &nbsp;is deleted from the conclusion &nbsp;section.&nbsp;</p>