Spain: 2024 Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

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Public Health has confirmed a case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Salamanca.
April 27, 2024​

The Junta of Castile and León, through the General Directorate of Public Health and its epidemiological service, confirms a case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CHFCC), following tests carried out by the National Microbiological Center of the Carlos III Institute of Health.

The confirmed case, according to a statement accessed by this newspaper, is an elderly man admitted to the Salamanca Hospital with a clinical picture compatible with FHCC. He has a tick bite, and his condition remains stable, although with a serious clinical picture. what this pathology suggests, with measures planned in such situations to isolate and protect medical workers.

The Epidemiology Unit of the Territorial Health Service of the Government of Castile and León in the province of Salamanca, in collaboration with health workers at the Salamanca Hospital, identified the contacts of the case in order to indicate what follow-up actions should be taken. out. The protocol consists of periodically monitoring your body temperature and reporting any changes in your health to your treating epidemiologist.​..

 

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In Spain, a fifth person has died from Crimean-Congo fever in 10 years: “It is already endemic”
AdminMay 2, 2024​

The death of an elderly man from Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever after being bitten by a tick in Salamanca this Wednesday highlights that the disease has taken root in several areas of our country in just over a decade and must be taken seriously.

“It is already endemic in Spain, in the region of Castile and León, Extremadura, the Madrid mountains, and we have just discovered it in Bierzo,” he explains. Francisco Javier MembrilloVice President and Representative of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (Seimc).

“It is increasing. We must keep in mind that this is a zoonosis, it is transmitted through a tick bite,” he continues. “Climate change in recent years has led to an excessive increase in the tick population. and changes in the migratory routes of birds,” facilitating the penetration of the virus into these latitudes.​..

 

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PUBLIC HEALTH ALERTS
INFORMATION OF INTEREST FOR THE HEALTH SYSTEM

Update date 05/24/2024
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CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (CCHF)
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SITUATION IN SPAIN

SPAIN. On April 27, the health authority of Castilla y León confirmed a
case of Crimean-Gongo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) caused by the bite of a
tick to an elderly man who was hospitalized in Salamanca. The
patient was in a stable situation, within the severity, at the Hospital de
Salamanca and with the relevant isolation and protection measures for this type of
situations, although he finally passed away this May 1. This is the fifth case with
probable exposure to ticks in the province of Salamanca.

Since 2013, 13 cases have been registered: 1 in 2013 in Ávila, 2 in 2016, one in Ávila and
a secondary case of a health worker in Madrid, 2 in 2018 in Badajoz and
Salamanca, 3 in 2020 in rural areas of the south of the province of Salamanca (Sierra de
Gata and Béjar), 2 in 2021 in Salamanca and the Bierzo region (León), 2 in 2022 in the
Bierzo region (León) and, the last, in 2024 in Salamanca. 5 have been registered
deaths.
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A recent study conducted by researchers at the Research Institute in
Hunting Resources in collaboration with the National Center of Microbiology (ISCIII)
has detected the presence of the Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus in
ticks, none of the genus Hyalomma, in the peri-urban area of ​​Ponferrada.
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https://www.comunidad.madrid/sites/default/files/doc/sanidad/epid/informacion_de_alertas.pdf

 

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23 Jul, 2024 @ 16:24
Health·Lead·Madrid
Health alert in Spain after major city detects a new case of deadly tick-borne disease
by Staff Reporter

​A 74-year-old man in Madrid has been confirmed to have been infected with the deadly Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) viral disease.

The patient went to an emergency room presenting a fever and feeling unwell after having been bitten by a tick some days previously.

A microbiological study confirmed the infection, according to a report in daily 20minutos.​..

 

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PUBLIC HEALTH ALERTS
INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO THE HEALTH SYSTEM

Update date 29.07.2024​
...
CRIMEAN-CONGO HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER (CCHF)
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Since the last alert bulletin, the second CCHF has been reported in Spain in
2024.
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SITUATION IN SPAIN

SPAIN. On July 21, the Community of Madrid reported a case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic
fever (CCHF) with probable exposure to ticks in the province of Toledo. This is the first case to
be recorded in this province.

In Spain, there is evidence of the virus circulating since 2010, when H. lusitanicum was
detected in ticks in the province of Cáceres. In 2016, the first human cases were diagnosed,
although another case was subsequently detected retrospectively, which occurred in 2013.

To date, 15 cases have been recorded: 1 in 2013 in the province of Ávila
(retrospective), 2 in 2016, one in the province of Ávila and a secondary case of a
healthcare worker in Madrid, 2 in 2018 in the provinces of Badajoz and Salamanca, 3
in 2020 in rural areas in the south of the province of Salamanca (Sierra de Gata and
Béjar), 2 in 2021 in the province of Salamanca and the Bierzo region (León), 2 in 2022
in the Bierzo region (León) and 2 in 2024 in the provinces of Salamanca and Toledo.
6 deaths have been recorded.​
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https://www.comunidad.madrid/sites/default/files/doc/sanidad/epid/informacion_de_alertas.pdf