A fatal case of Lassa fever in London, January 2009.
In January 2009, the eleventh [corrected] case of Lassa fever imported to the United Kingdom was diagnosed in London. Risk assessment of 328 healthcare contacts with potential direct exposure to Lassa virus - through contact with the case or exposure to bodily fluids - was undertaken. No contacts were assessed to be at high risk of infection and no secondary clinical cases identified.
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European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden. Aileen.Kitching@hpa.org.uk
Addiman
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Cathcart
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Bischop
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Krahé
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Nicholas
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Coakley
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Lloyd
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Brooks
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Morgan
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Turbitt
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