Overview

• The 63-year-old man first received care at the Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca before being transferred to the Madrid reference center for specialist treatment.
• Samples sent to the Centro Nacional de Microbiología at the Instituto de Salud Carlos III returned positive for the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus.
• Despite the disease’s seriousness, the patient remains clinically stable and bears a tick bite linked to the Hyalomma species.
• Regional epidemiology teams have begun daily temperature and symptom checks for all identified contacts under the Ministry of Health’s coordination.
• Spain’s surveillance program, active since 2016, has recorded sixteen cases with six fatalities, underscoring ongoing emphasis on tick avoidance, prompt removal and protective measures for health workers.