A Belgian traveler who acquired yellow fever in the Gambia

被引：34

作者：

Colebunders, R

Mariage, JL

Coche, JC

Pirenne, B

Kempinaire, S

Hantson, P

Van Gompel, A

Niedrig, M

Van Esbroeck, M

Bailey, R

Drosten, C

Schmitz, H

机构：

[1] Inst Trop Med, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium

[2] Univ Antwerp Hosp, Antwerp, Belgium

[3] Clin St Pierre, Ottignies, Belgium

[4] Catholic Univ Louvain, St Luc Hosp, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium

[5] Robert Koch Inst, D-1000 Berlin, Germany

[6] Bernhard Nocht Inst Trop Med, Hamburg, Germany

[7] MRC, Clin Serv, Fajara, Gambia

来源：

CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2002年 / 35卷 / 10期

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D O I：

10.1086/344180

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

A 47-year-old Belgian woman acquired yellow fever during a 1-week vacation in The Gambia; she had never been vaccinated against yellow fever. She died of massive gastrointestinal bleeding 7 days after the onset of the first symptoms. This dramatic case demonstrates that it is important for persons to be vaccinated against yellow fever before they travel to countries where yellow fever is endemic, even if the country, like The Gambia, does not require travelers to be vaccinated.

引用

页码：E113 / E116

页数：4