Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever — Spain
On 31 Aug 2016 the autonomous Community of Madrid, Spain reported 2 cases of infection with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus. The primary case is a 62 year old man with potential exposure to CCHF virus in the countryside in the province of Ávila ([Castile and Leon], Spain).
The secondary case is a 50 year old health care worker who attended the primary case during his ICU admission. These are the 1st autochthonous clinical cases of CCHF in Spain and in south western
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