<scp>Crimean–Congo</scp> haemorrhagic fever virus in questing <scp>non‐</scp><i>Hyalomma</i> spp. ticks in Northwest Spain, 2021
Journal: Zoonoses and Public Health
Year: 2024

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) unexpectedly emerged in humans in Northwest Spain in 2021, and two additional cases were reported in the region in 2022. The 2021 case was associated with a tick bite on the outskirts of the city where the patient lived. PCR analysis of 95 questing ticks collected in the outskirts of that city in 2021, none of the genus Hyalomma, revealed a prevalence of confirmed CCHF virus (CCHFV) infection of 10.5%. Our results in this emerging scenario suggest the need