Imported Lassa Fever, Pennsylvania, USA, 2010

We report a case of Lassa fever in a US traveler who visited rural Liberia, became ill while in country, sought medical care upon return to the United States, and subsequently had his illness laboratory confirmed. The patient recovered with supportive therapy. No secondary cases occurred.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Amorosa, Valerianna, MacNeil, Adam, McConnell, Ryan, Patel, Ami, Dillon, Katherine E., Hamilton, Keith, Erickson, Bobbie Rae, Campbell, Shelley, Knust, Barbara, Cannon, Deborah, Miller, David, Manning, Craig, Rollin, Pierre E., Nichol, Stuart T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294406/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20875888
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1610.100774
Descripción
Sumario:We report a case of Lassa fever in a US traveler who visited rural Liberia, became ill while in country, sought medical care upon return to the United States, and subsequently had his illness laboratory confirmed. The patient recovered with supportive therapy. No secondary cases occurred.

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