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Imported Lassa fever case in New Jersey
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9/3/04
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Series:HAN ; 210
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Language:English
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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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