August 24, 2024 Case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Cáceres, Extremadura.

August 24, 2024

He Health Service Extremadura (SES) reported a new case of haemorrhagic fever due to the Crimean-Congo virus in the health zone of Plasencia (Extremadura). He is a 65-year-old man admitted to the Virgen del Puerto hospital in Plasencia, whose condition is currently stable. The place where he was bitten by a tick is unknown.

The patient will be transferred to the Gomez Ulla Hospital in Madrid, a reference centre for the treatment of this type of infection. All the measures and actions established for this type of pathology have been implemented and collected within RENAVE (Spanish National Epidemiological Surveillance Network).

They have already been confirmed. four things in 2024 in Spain.

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Additional information on Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Spain

• 2010 year. Virus-carrying ticks identified in Extremadura
• Status Report:
  • 2024 year. 9 August Seville; July 22 Castile-La Mancha; The incident of April 27 in Salamanca
  • 2022 year. El Bierzo, Leon (Castilla y Leon) 2 cases 1 died. August, July El Bierzo;
  • 2021 year. Salamanca And BierzoLeon (Castile-Leon). 2 cases. June El Bierzo April Salamanca
  • 2020 year. Salamanca (Castile-Leon). 3 cases 1 died. August and June
  • 2018 year. Badajoz (Extremadura). 1 case 1 death. Salamanca (Castilla y Leon). 1 case
  • 2016 year. Avila (Castile-Leon) and Madrid. 2 cases 1 deceased
  • 2013 year First human case of the disease detected in Spain

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