Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus: An Emerging Threat in Europe with a Focus on Epidemiology in Spain
Journal: Pathogens
Year: 2024

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne disease transmitted by ticks of the genus <i>Hyalomma</i> and caused by a virus of the <i>Nairoviridae</i> family. In humans, the virus can generate different clinical presentations that can range from asymptomatic to mild illness or produce an hemorrhagic fever with a mortality rate of approximately 30%. The virus pathogenicity and the lack of effective treatment or vaccine for its prevention make it an agent of concern from a public health