One tick bite in Spain can now trigger a high-risk health alert this summer

One tick bite in Spain can now trigger a high-risk health alert this summer

A confirmed Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever case in Salamanca has renewed concern over tick-borne infections in Spain. One recent patient, treated after weeks of fever and possible tick exposure in Almería, says doctors needed days of tests before a suspected cause emerged, showing why summer bites should not be ignored. For many people in Spain, the most worrying part of a tick-borne… Source