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SUBMITTER: Lorenzo Juanes HM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9881766 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Emerging infectious diseases 20230201 2
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. ...[more]