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PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Spain (04): contact HCW discharged

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- SpainA Spanish nurse who contracted Congo fever while caring for a man who died from the virus, in the 1st non-imported case reported in Western Europe, was discharged from hospital on Wed [21 Sep 2016], officials said.The unidentified nurse was admitted to the intensive care unit of a Madrid hospital on 31 Aug [2016] where she was treated for the illness, also known as Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, in isolation. The regional government of Madrid said in a statement Read more [...]