Eurosurveillance · 2009 · 73 citations · 5 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious Disease ControlInfectious DiseasesInfectious Disease EpidemiologyOutbreak InvestigationZoonotic Disease EpidemiologyCase DefinitionDisease EpidemiologyTravel-associated InfectionsViral EpidemiologyViral InfectionsZoonotic Outbreak InvestigationTravel-associated Viral InfectionsZoonotic Viral Diseases
In January 2009, the eleventh [corrected] case of Lassa fever imported to the United Kingdom was diagnosed in London. Risk assessment of 328 healthcare contacts with potential direct exposure to Lassa virus - through contact with the case or exposure to bodily fluids - was undertaken. No contacts were assessed to be at high risk of infection and no secondary clinical cases identified.
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Acute Sensorineural Deafness in Lassa Fever
David Cummins · JAMA · 1990 · 217 citations
Medicine, Audiology, Otolaryngology +12