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The last report of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in North Macedonia was more than 50 years ago in the northwest. We report on a fatal CCHF case following a tick bite in the east of the country in July 2023. Tracing of 67 contacts identified CCHF in one healthcare worker (HCW) providing care for the patient. Monitoring of contacts is concluded (including further 11 HCW contacts), thus far 28 days after the death of the case no additional cases were identified.

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Cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in North Macedonia, July to August 2023
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Dejan+Jakimovski&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Jakimovski Dejan</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Krsto+Grozdanovski&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Grozdanovski Krsto</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Goran+Rangelov&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rangelov Goran</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Verica+Pavleva&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pavleva Verica</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Pavle+Banovi%C4%87&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Banović Pavle</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alejandro+Cabezas-Cruz&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cabezas-Cruz Alejandro</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Katerina+Spasovska&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Spasovska Katerina</a></span>. Cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in North Macedonia, July to August 2023. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2023;28(34):pii=2300409. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.34.2300409" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.34.2300409</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 02 Aug 2023;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 24 Aug 2023 </span> </p>
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