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

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

ABSTRACT: 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 ex...

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Main Authors: Charles Njuguna, Mohamed Vandi, Evans Liyosi, Jane Githuku, Alie Wurie, Ian Njeru, Philomena Raftery, Claudette Amuzu, Anna Maruta, Robert Musoke, Mukeh Fahnbulleh, Joseph Bunting, Simeon Gbandeh, Ambrose Talisuna, Zabulon Yoti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Lassa Fever
Outbreak
Sierra Leone
Hospital-Associated Infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222000960

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