First Human Case of Crimean-Congo Virus Hemorrhagic Fever in the Abobo Health District (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire)

Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever is a serious zoonosis caused by the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV). This virus causes outbreaks of severe viral hemorrhagic fever, with a fatality rate of up to 40%. On July 22, 2022, the Institute Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire received a blood sample on a dry tube from the Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales (SMIT) for suspected hemorrhagic fever. This blood sample was tested for Yellow Fever, Dengue, Rift Valley fever, West Nile, Chikungunya, Ebola, Lassa and CCHFV. RT-PCR testing for CCHFV was positive, and serology results showed the presence of IgM-type immunoglobulins. Côte d'Ivoire recorded its first human case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever.