Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2019

Surveillance report

3 Feb 2021

Publication series: Annual Epidemiological Report on Communicable Diseases in Europe

Time period covered: This report is based on data for 2019 retrieved from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) on 9 October 2020.

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For 2019, Bulgaria reported two cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever.

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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever is an emerging pathogen in Europe. Outbreaks have a case fatality rate between 5% and 40%. There is no validated therapy and no safe vaccine.

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Surveillance and disease data for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever is endemic in the Balkan region and a few sporadic cases are reported on a regular basis. In the WHO European Region, Turkey remains the country that is most affected. The main vector for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, the tick Hyalomma marginatum, has a wide distribution in Europe.

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Factsheet about Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever is transmitted by bites from infected ticks (mainly of the Hyalomma genus) or by direct contact with blood or tissues of infected ticks.