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A challenging response to a Lassa fever outbreak in a non endemic area of Sierra Leone in 2019 with export of cases to The Netherlands

INTRODUCTION: On November 20, 2019, the Sierra Leone International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point was notified of an exported case of Lassa fever in The Netherlands, by a Dutch doctor who previously practiced in a rural hospital in Sierra Leone. This report describes the extent of the...

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Autores principales:	Njuguna, Charles, Vandi, Mohamed, Liyosi, Evans, Githuku, Jane, Wurie, Alie, Njeru, Ian, Raftery, Philomena, Amuzu, Claudette, Maruta, Anna, Musoke, Robert, Fahnbulleh, Mukeh, Bunting, Joseph, Gbandeh, Simeon, Talisuna, Ambrose, Yoti, Zabulon
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Elsevier 2022
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8948091/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35167968 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2022.02.020

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