Imported Lassa fever, Pennsylvania, USA, 2010

Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Oct;16(10):1598-600. doi: 10.3201/eid1610.100774.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Lassa Fever / diagnosis*
  • Lassa Fever / virology*
  • Lassa virus / classification
  • Lassa virus / genetics
  • Lassa virus / isolation & purification*
  • Liberia
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pennsylvania
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Travel*