An emergence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is possible in France. A tick, carrying the virus and present on part of France, spreads more with climate change.
The National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) calls for surveillance of these animals. A dozen indigenous human cases of this fever have been reported in Spain since 2013, some of which have led to the death of the patient, observes ANSES. In France, antibodies specific to the virus have been found in domestic and wild animals, also notes the health agency.