Fatal yellow fever in a traveler returning from Venezuela, 1999.
On September 28, 1999, a previously healthy 48-year-old man from California sought care at a local emergency department (ED) and was hospitalized with a 2-day history of fever (102 F [38.9 C]), chills, headache, photophobia, diffuse myalgias, joint pains, nausea, vomiting, constipation, upper abdominal discomfort, and general weakness. On September 26, he had returned from a 10-day trip to Venezuela. On September 29, an infectious disease physician from the ED contacted the Marin County Health Department (MCHD) about the patient's symptoms; MCHD reported his illness to the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) as a suspected case of viral hemorrhagic fever. This report describes the investigation of the case.
D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014687:Venezuela; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology