Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- Spain
The Junta de Castilla y Leon, through the General Directorate of Public Health and its Epidemiology Service, has confirmed a case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in the province of Salamanca.
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is caused by a virus, the main transmission mechanism of which is the bite of the tick of the genus _Hyalomma_ , although it can also be transmitted from person to person through contact with the patient's blood or fluids, which can occur especially in health
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8342712&promed&0
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