First report of an imported case of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in South Africa
Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is caused by hantavirus infection. Hantaviruses are not endemic to South Africa, and we report the first detection of an imported case of HFRS in the country. The case involved a traveller from Croatia who presented to a Johannesburg hospital with an ac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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South African Medical Association
2022-08-01
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| Series: | South African Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/100 |