Two autochthonous cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever and the One Health response, Thessaly, Greece, 2025
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: In June 2025, two autochthonous Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever cases were recorded in Greece; a fatal index case and a healthcare worker secondarily infected. With only one autochthonous case previously reported in Greece, in 2008, this event was unexpected and triggered a One Health response: cases investigation, contact tracing, infection prevention and control guidance, field investigation, preventive measures targeting vectors and possible animal hosts, as well as awareness-raising measures. Although Greece is non-endemic for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, some neighbouring countries are endemic, and this event underscores the need for enhanced surveillance, vigilance and multisectoral collaboration.
Source: Eurosurveillance
Authors: Danai Pervanidou, Sara Georgiadou, Elisavet Stavropoulou, Aggelos Stefos, Katerina Tsioka, Chrysovalantou Niki Kefaloudi, Nikolaos Gatselis, Konstantinos Makaritsis, Demosthenes Makris, Parisi Kyriaki, Sofia Chatzianastasiou, Antonios Maragkos, Theano Georgakopoulou, Dimitra Paraskeva, Dimitrios Paraskevis, Olga Papachristou, Styliani Papatheodorou, Spyridoula Damaskou, Varvara Kaouna, Smaragda Sotiraki, Anastasios Saratsis, Aggeliki Liakata, Dimitrios Papasteriou, Evangelos Kartsoulis, Zacharoula Bogogiannidou, Stamatia Kokkali, Ioanna Voulgaridi, Styliani Sarrou, Konstantina Stoikou, Styliani Pappa, Ourania Tsakalidou, Varvara Mouchtouri, Katerina Marinou, Ilektra A Fragkou, Dimitrios Hatzigeorgiou, Anna Papa, George N Dalekos, Christos Hadjichristodoulou
Institutions: National Public Health Organization, University Hospital of Larissa, General Hospital of Larisa, Greece, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University of Thessaly, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA, Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development and Food
Language: English
Topic: Viral Infections and Vectors
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4417524976