Response to Imported Case of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever, the Netherlands
On July 10, 2008, Marburg hemorrhagic fever was confirmed in a Dutch patient who had vacationed recently in Uganda. Exposure most likely occurred in the Python Cave (Maramagambo Forest), which harbors bat species that elsewhere in Africa have been found positive for Marburg virus. A multidisciplinar...
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| author | Aura Timen Marion P.G. Koopmans Ann C.T.M. Vossen Gerard J.J. van Doornum Stephan Günther Franchette van den Berkmortel Kees M. Verduin Sabine Dittrich Petra Emmerich Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus Jaap T. van Dissel Roel A. Coutinho |
| author_facet | Aura Timen Marion P.G. Koopmans Ann C.T.M. Vossen Gerard J.J. van Doornum Stephan Günther Franchette van den Berkmortel Kees M. Verduin Sabine Dittrich Petra Emmerich Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus Jaap T. van Dissel Roel A. Coutinho |
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| description | On July 10, 2008, Marburg hemorrhagic fever was confirmed in a Dutch patient who had vacationed recently in Uganda. Exposure most likely occurred in the Python Cave (Maramagambo Forest), which harbors bat species that elsewhere in Africa have been found positive for Marburg virus. A multidisciplinary response team was convened to perform a structured risk assessment, perform risk classification of contacts, issue guidelines for follow-up, provide information, and monitor the crisis response. In total, 130 contacts were identified (66 classified as high risk and 64 as low risk) and monitored for 21 days after their last possible exposure. The case raised questions specific to international travel, postexposure prophylaxis for Marburg virus, and laboratory testing of contacts with fever. We present lessons learned and results of the follow-up serosurvey of contacts and focus on factors that prevented overreaction during an event with a high public health impact. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab06f63b16784ca394a2ef4acc36c0dc2022-12-22T03:16:26ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592009-08-011581171117510.3201/eid1508.090015Response to Imported Case of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever, the NetherlandsAura TimenMarion P.G. KoopmansAnn C.T.M. VossenGerard J.J. van DoornumStephan GüntherFranchette van den BerkmortelKees M. VerduinSabine DittrichPetra EmmerichAlbert D.M.E. OsterhausJaap T. van DisselRoel A. CoutinhoOn July 10, 2008, Marburg hemorrhagic fever was confirmed in a Dutch patient who had vacationed recently in Uganda. Exposure most likely occurred in the Python Cave (Maramagambo Forest), which harbors bat species that elsewhere in Africa have been found positive for Marburg virus. A multidisciplinary response team was convened to perform a structured risk assessment, perform risk classification of contacts, issue guidelines for follow-up, provide information, and monitor the crisis response. In total, 130 contacts were identified (66 classified as high risk and 64 as low risk) and monitored for 21 days after their last possible exposure. The case raised questions specific to international travel, postexposure prophylaxis for Marburg virus, and laboratory testing of contacts with fever. We present lessons learned and results of the follow-up serosurvey of contacts and focus on factors that prevented overreaction during an event with a high public health impact.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/8/09-0015_articleMarburg virus diseaseshemorrhagic feverexposurecontactstemperature monitoringfilovirus |
| spellingShingle | Aura Timen Marion P.G. Koopmans Ann C.T.M. Vossen Gerard J.J. van Doornum Stephan Günther Franchette van den Berkmortel Kees M. Verduin Sabine Dittrich Petra Emmerich Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus Jaap T. van Dissel Roel A. Coutinho Response to Imported Case of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever, the Netherlands Emerging Infectious Diseases Marburg virus diseases hemorrhagic fever exposure contacts temperature monitoring filovirus |
| title | Response to Imported Case of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever, the Netherlands |
| title_full | Response to Imported Case of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever, the Netherlands |
| title_fullStr | Response to Imported Case of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever, the Netherlands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Response to Imported Case of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever, the Netherlands |
| title_short | Response to Imported Case of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever, the Netherlands |
| title_sort | response to imported case of marburg hemorrhagic fever the netherlands |
| topic | Marburg virus diseases hemorrhagic fever exposure contacts temperature monitoring filovirus |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/8/09-0015_article |
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