Imported Lassa Fever, Pennsylvania, USA, 2010

被引：51

作者：

Amorosa, Valerianna ^{[1
,2
]}

MacNeil, Adam ^{[3
]}

McConnell, Ryan ^{[1
]}

Patel, Ami ^{[3
,4
]}

Dillon, Katherine E. ^{[1
]}

Hamilton, Keith ^{[1
]}

Erickson, Bobbie Rae ^{[3
]}

Campbell, Shelley ^{[3
]}

Knust, Barbara ^{[3
]}

Cannon, Deborah ^{[3
]}

Miller, David ^{[3
]}

Manning, Craig ^{[3
]}

Rollin, Pierre E. ^{[3
]}

Nichol, Stuart T. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Penn, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

[2] Philadelphia Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Philadelphia, PA USA

[3] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Atlanta, GA USA

[4] Philadelphia Dept Hlth, Philadelphia, PA USA

来源：

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2010年 / 16卷 / 10期

关键词：

EPIDEMIC;

D O I：

10.3201/eid1610.100774

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

We report a case of Lassa fever in a US traveler who visited rural Liberia, became ill while in country, sought medical care upon return to the United States, and subsequently had his illness laboratory confirmed. The patient recovered with supportive therapy. No secondary cases occurred.

引用

页码：1598 / 1600

页数：3

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