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Corporate Authors:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ;
Description:
CDCHAN-00210-2004-09-03-ADV-N On September 2, 2004, results of laboratory testing performed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) support a diagnosis of Lassa fever in a 38-year-old man who died in a New Jersey hospital on August 28. The patient had returned to the United States on August 24 after reportedly spending 5 months in Liberia, where Lassa fever is endemic. This is the first report of a travel-related case of Lassa fever in the United States since 1989.
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Air Travel
Fatal Outcome
Lassa Fever

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HAN Health Advisory ;
Place as Subject:
Africa, Western ; New Jersey ;
Africa, Western ; New Jersey ; Less -
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Health Alert Network (HAN)
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urn:sha256:26bd6b915a2989af6f33ceb67d4f67aab214fa831c1012eb4a6e6f7e842c072d
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