The Madrid Regional Well being Division has activated the mandatory protocol to look after a citizen affected by Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and thus forestall additional infections of this critical illness.
The affected person, a 74-year-old man, went to the Emergency Division of the Rey Juan Carlos Hospital (Móstoles) final Friday, July 19, with a fever and basic malaise. He reported having been bitten by a tick a couple of days earlier in Buenasbodas, a district of Sevilleja de la Jara (province of Toledo), the place he was spending a couple of days at his second residence.
The affected person is in a secure scientific situation. Applicable monitoring is being carried out on individuals who have been involved (household or skilled) with the affected person to make sure that transmission has not occurred earlier than the analysis was identified.
The Public Well being Speedy Alert System activated the alert on Sunday for suspected Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and samples have been despatched for examine to the Nationwide Microbiology Centre, confirming the an infection.
The Normal Directorate of Public Well being has instantly activated the Excessive Stage Isolation Unit of the La Paz-Carlos III College Hospital, the place he was transferred right this moment by a SUMMA 112 workforce.
The Directorate Normal of Public Well being of Castilla-La Mancha confirmed the primary case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever within the area. The director, Laura Ruiz, harassed that Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is a viral illness usually transmitted by ticks, particularly by a particular sort referred to as Hyalomma, of African origin.
Signs include two essential phases: the primary begins with a sudden fever, often with headache and muscle ache; then, there could also be a second part, the hemorrhagic part, which is extra critical and with a better transmission price.
The Directorate Normal of Public Well being supplies suggestions equivalent to making an attempt to not go cross-country, however quite utilizing paths, since ticks are within the grass and make the most of the friction to land. And it recommends that, upon coming back from an tour into the countryside, it is very important examine clothes, the physique and the scalp, since hidden ticks might stay. In lots of circumstances, using tick repellents could be helpful.
The Normal Directorate of Public Well being has indicated the disinfestation of the areas of biggest danger of publicity to the general public within the municipality the place the chew occurred.
