Lookback exercise with imported Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Senegal and France.
A patient with suspected malaria was hospitalized successively in 2 hospitals, first in Dakar, Senegal, then in Rennes, France, where tests diagnosed Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. An international incident management group was set up in France and Senegal, which traced 181 contacts and analyzed 50 samples from 3 countries. No secondary cases were identified clinically.
Tarantola
Arnaud
A
Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Paris, France. a.tarantola@invs.sante.fr
Nabeth
Pierre
P
Tattevin
Pierre
P
Michelet
Christian
C
Zeller
Hervé
H
D000552:Ambulances; D016358:Contact Tracing; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D003225:Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008875:Middle Aged; D012675:Senegal; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014195:Travel