Muscat: An Omani man has died of haemorrhagic Congo fever at Sultan Qaboos hospital in Salalah province, southern part of Oman on Friday, according to the Ministry of Health.
The ministry said the man had contracted the disease from handling livestock.
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever claimed eight lives in 2016 so far, according to the Ministry of Health.
In 2015, Omani authorities reported 20 cases, and 20 per cent of the patients died.
The first case in Oman was reported in 1995.
Common in East and West Africa, it is a widespread tick-borne zoonotic disease with a 30 per cent mortality rate among humans.
On Thursday, quarantines imposed on some farms in South and North Sharqiyah governorates due to the fever had been lifted, after they were found to be clear of the disease.
Last week, a number of livestock farms were shut down in the North and South Sharqiyah governorates of Oman, to limit the spread of the disease.
Some farms were found to be in violation of government-instituted health regulations.
The regulations include periodic cleaning of farms, wearing gloves and special uniforms when handling livestock, using special pesticides to kill ticks. and avoiding mixing of new and old livestock.
The regulations allow Omanis to import only 10 livestock animals per month for slaughtering purposes.
Livestock are not allowed to be imported for breeding purposes.
Farms suspected of selling infected animals have been banned from buying or selling animals until they have been found to be clear of the disease.
Animals suspected of carrying the disease must be immediately taken to veterinarians for treatment.