2024-04-29 17:41:00
the essential Hyalomma marginatum, also called “giant tick”, has taken up residence in Occitania for several years. Should we be concerned knowing that last October, for the first time in France, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a potentially serious virus, was detected in this type of sample?
A mite that alerts scientists. Hyalomma marginatum, also called “giant tick”, has been present for several years in the south of France. And in October 2023, for the first time in France, the virus Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)was detected in this sample, as reported Free dinner.
And if no cases of transmission to humans have yet been discovered, the infection can be particularly serious. In fact, this disease has already caused many deaths in other countries where the tick is widespread. Able to follow its target for ten minutes or more, over a distance of sometimes 100 meters, according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), it is the cause of several dozen deaths per year in Turkey, for example.
A death rate of up to 40%
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), outbreaks of this hemorrhagic fever “have a mortality rate of up to 40%.” Death, if it occurs, occurs during the second week of the illness. In addition, with global warming, we may see more and more giant ticks in the area in the future.
To protect yourself, the EU agency recommends wearing long clothes when walking in nature, but also buying suitable repellents.
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