Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever — Spain
A 74 year old man from Avila, Spain has died from Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV). He had been taking part in a hunting activity near the Badajoz town of Helechosa de los Montes, Spain.
In Spain, CCHFV was first detected in hyalomma ticks from Caceres in 2010 and again in 2014 (Estrada-Pena et al, 2012; Cajimat et al, 2017). Subsequently, 2 autochthonous CCHFV cases were reported in August 2016, which resulted in the death of a 62 year old man that in turn resulted in a
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