Imported Lassa fever, Pennsylvania, USA, 2010.
We report a case of Lassa fever in a US traveler who visited rural Liberia, became ill while in country, sought medical care upon return to the United States, and subsequently had his illness laboratory confirmed. The patient recovered with supportive therapy. No secondary cases occurred.
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University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. valerianna.amorosa@uphs.upenn.edu
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McConnell
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Erickson
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Knust
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D006801:Humans; D007835:Lassa Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D007836:Lassa virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007988:Liberia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010414:Pennsylvania; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D014195:Travel