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 g...
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| author | Helena Miriam Lorenzo Juanes Cristina Carbonell Begoña Febrer Sendra Amparo López-Bernus Alberto Bahamonde Alberto Orfao Carmen Vieira Lista María Sánchez Ledesma Ana Isabel Negredo Beatriz Rodríguez-Alonso Beatriz Rey Bua María Paz Sánchez-Seco Juan Luis Muñoz Bellido Antonio Muro Moncef Belhassen-García |
| author_facet | Helena Miriam Lorenzo Juanes Cristina Carbonell Begoña Febrer Sendra Amparo López-Bernus Alberto Bahamonde Alberto Orfao Carmen Vieira Lista María Sánchez Ledesma Ana Isabel Negredo Beatriz Rodríguez-Alonso Beatriz Rey Bua María Paz Sánchez-Seco Juan Luis Muñoz Bellido Antonio Muro Moncef Belhassen-García |
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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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| spelling | doaj.art-bbb573f9188f484c958b447a43fe3bfe2023-01-23T18:21:44ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592023-02-0129225225910.3201/eid2902.220677Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Spain, 2013–2021Helena Miriam Lorenzo JuanesCristina CarbonellBegoña Febrer SendraAmparo López-BernusAlberto BahamondeAlberto OrfaoCarmen Vieira ListaMaría Sánchez LedesmaAna Isabel NegredoBeatriz Rodríguez-AlonsoBeatriz Rey BuaMaría Paz Sánchez-SecoJuan Luis Muñoz BellidoAntonio MuroMoncef Belhassen-García 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. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/2/22-0677_articleCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virushemorrhagic fevervirusestick-borne infectionszoonosesSpain |
| spellingShingle | Helena Miriam Lorenzo Juanes Cristina Carbonell Begoña Febrer Sendra Amparo López-Bernus Alberto Bahamonde Alberto Orfao Carmen Vieira Lista María Sánchez Ledesma Ana Isabel Negredo Beatriz Rodríguez-Alonso Beatriz Rey Bua María Paz Sánchez-Seco Juan Luis Muñoz Bellido Antonio Muro Moncef Belhassen-García Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Spain, 2013–2021 Emerging Infectious Diseases Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus hemorrhagic fever viruses tick-borne infections zoonoses Spain |
| title | Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Spain, 2013–2021 |
| title_full | Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Spain, 2013–2021 |
| title_fullStr | Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Spain, 2013–2021 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Spain, 2013–2021 |
| title_short | Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Spain, 2013–2021 |
| title_sort | crimean congo hemorrhagic fever spain 2013 2021 |
| topic | Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus hemorrhagic fever viruses tick-borne infections zoonoses Spain |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/2/22-0677_article |
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