Response to Imported Case of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever, the Netherlands

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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Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Marburg virus diseases
hemorrhagic fever
exposure
contacts
temperature monitoring
filovirus
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/8/09-0015_article

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