Historical Lassa Fever Reports and 30-year Clinical Update

Macher, Abe M.; Wolfe, Martin S.

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Historical Lassa Fever Reports and 30-year Clinical Update

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May 2006
By Macher, Abe M. ; Wolfe, Martin S.

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Macher, Abe M. ; Wolfe, Martin S.
Description:

Five cases of Lassa fever have been imported from West Africa to the United States since 1969. We report symptoms of the patient with the second imported case and the symptoms and long-term follow-up on the patient with the third case. Vertigo in this patient has persisted for 30 years.
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Emerg Infect Dis. 12(5):835-837.
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Nigeria ; Sierra Leone ; United States
Location:

Africa ; North America
Volume:

12
Issue:

5
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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