Emerg Infect DisEIDEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-6059Centers for Disease Control and Prevention266071608-132710.3201/eid1501.081327Another DimensionIt Can’t Happen HereNatielloMarcelaHospital “F. J. Muñiz,” Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAddress for correspondence: Marcela Natiello, Uspallata 2272, (1282) Buenos Aires, Argentina; email: marcela_natiello@yahoo.com.ar12009151139139A banal virosis, no doubtFever fades away, back at workI feel weary, I’ll be all right, I’m sureWhat, now? My body itchesCould this be an allergy?A pill to halt the itchingAgain ill, what does this nausea mean?Could this be dengue?It’s on the borders, the global warming …And yet, I didn’t leave the cityIn Buenos Aires you can’t …Just in case, I have a test doneI can’t believe it, the test is positiveSpread the news, could be more cases,— Needs confirmation, it can’t happen hereWhy not? Imported cases, Aedes thriving …There must be others, we must warn people— We are not sure, can’t happen hereAt last, new test confirms. You must warn peopleNot even now? What about the others?Those who don’t know, they are at risk— It won’t spread, can’t happen hereAs a physician I feel responsiblePlease spread the newsIt did happen here!Acknowledgement

I thank Dr. Viviana Ritacco and Mrs. Liliana Palumbo for reviewing the manuscript.

Dr Natiello is the patient referred to in this poem and a pneumonologist at the Muñiz Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her primary research interest is the epidemiology of tuberculosis.