Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Spain, 2013–2021

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral infectious disease for which distribution of the main vector, Hyalomma spp. ticks, is expanding. We analyzed all 10 cases of CCHF diagnosed in Spain during 2013–2021; case-patient median age was 56.5 years, and 7 were men. We identified CCHF virus ge...

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Autores principales: Lorenzo Juanes, Helena Miriam, Carbonell, Cristina, Sendra, Begoña Febrer, López-Bernus, Amparo, Bahamonde, Alberto, Orfao, Alberto, Lista, Carmen Vieira, Ledesma, María Sánchez, Negredo, Ana Isabel, Rodríguez-Alonso, Beatriz, Bua, Beatriz Rey, Sánchez-Seco, María Paz, Muñoz Bellido, Juan Luis, Muro, Antonio, Belhassen-García, Moncef
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9881766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36692301
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2902.220677
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Sumario:Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral infectious disease for which distribution of the main vector, Hyalomma spp. ticks, is expanding. We analyzed all 10 cases of CCHF diagnosed in Spain during 2013–2021; case-patient median age was 56.5 years, and 7 were men. We identified CCHF virus genotypes III and V. Six case-patients acquired the infection in urban areas. Sixty percent of patients were infected in summer and 40% in spring. Two patients met criteria for hemophagocytic syndrome. Seven patients survived. The epidemiologic pattern of CCHF in Spain is based on occasional cases with an elevated mortality rate. Genotype III and, to a less extent also genotype V, CCHF circulates in humans in a common geographic area in Spain. Those data suggest that the expansion pathways are complex and may change over time. Physicians should remain alert to the possibility of new CCHF cases.

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