Autochthonous Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Spain
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- 13 July 2017
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 377 (2), 154-161
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1615162
Abstract
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a widely distributed, viral, tickborne disease. In Europe, cases have been reported only in the southeastern part of the continent. We report two autochthonous cases in Spain. The index patient acquired the disease through a tick bite in the province of Ávila - 300 km away from the province of Cáceres, where viral RNA from ticks was amplified in 2010. The second patient was a nurse who became infected while caring for the index patient. Both were infected with the African 3 lineage of this virus. (Funded by Red de Investigación Cooperativa en Enfermedades Tropicales [RICET] and Efficient Response to Highly Dangerous and Emerging Pathogens at EU [European Union] Level [EMERGE].).Keywords
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