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Spain: Health alert after Madrid detects a new case of deadly tick-borne disease

Olive Press A 74-year-old man in Madrid has been confirmed to have been infected with the deadly Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) viral disease. The virus first arrived in Spain back in 2013, thanks to migratory birds, and since it appeared the Health Ministry has found 13 cases of the disease, and registered five deaths. Most cases have so far been detected in the northwest of the Extremadura region, but they are starting to spread throughout the rest of Spain. 

The most common way that people get infected is via bites from ticks that have in turn bitten infected animals. Continue reading

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