Retrospective Identification of Early Autochthonous Case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Spain, 2013

Retrospective Identification of Early Autochthonous Case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Spain, 2013

Before this report, 7 autochthonous human cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever had been reported in Spain, all occurring since 2016. We describe the retrospective identification of an eighth case dating back to 2013. This study highlights that the earliest cases of an emerging disease are often...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2021-06, Vol.27 (6), p.1754-1756
Hauptverfasser: Negredo, Ana, Sánchez-Ledesma, María, Llorente, Francisco, Pérez-Olmeda, Mayte, Belhassen-García, Moncef, González-Calle, David, Sánchez-Seco, María Paz, Jiménez-Clavero, Miguel Ángel
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Sprache:eng
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2013 AD
antibodies
Arachnids
Care and treatment
Case studies
Causes of
CCHF
CCHFV
Crimean hemorrhagic fever
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
Diagnosis
emerging communicable diseases
Fever
Hepatitis
Hospitals
Infectious diseases
Laboratories
Nosocomial infections
parasites
Research Letter
Retrospective Identification of Early Autochthonous Case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Spain, 2013
Risk assessment
Statistics
Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:Before this report, 7 autochthonous human cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever had been reported in Spain, all occurring since 2016. We describe the retrospective identification of an eighth case dating back to 2013. This study highlights that the earliest cases of an emerging disease are often difficult to recognize.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2706.204643