Lookback Exercise with Imported Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Senegal and France
A patient with suspected malaria was hospitalized successively in 2 hospitals, first in Dakar, Senegal, then in Rennes, France, where tests diagnosed Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. An international incident management group was set up in France and Senegal, which traced 181 contacts and analyzed 5...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2006
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294739/ |
| Summary: | A patient with suspected malaria was hospitalized successively in 2 hospitals, first in Dakar, Senegal, then in Rennes, France, where tests diagnosed Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. An international incident management group was set up in France and Senegal, which traced 181 contacts and analyzed 50 samples from 3 countries. No secondary cases were identified clinically. |
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