Management of viral haemorrhagic fever in the Netherlands

C Swaan; P- J. van den Broek; S Wijnands; J. E. van Steenbergen

doi:10.2807/esm.07.03.00338-en

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Management of viral haemorrhagic fever in the Netherlands
C Swaan¹ , P- J. van den Broek² , S Wijnands^1,2 , J. E. van Steenbergen^1,2
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Affiliations: ¹ Regional Department of Public Health, Leiden ² Department of infectious diseases, Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, Leiden, Netherlands

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Citation style for this article: Swaan C, van den Broek P- J., Wijnands S, van Steenbergen J. E.. Management of viral haemorrhagic fever in the Netherlands. Euro Surveill. 2002;7(3):pii=338. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.07.03.00338-en

Abstract

Two cases of Lassa fever have been reported in the Netherlands since viral haemorrhagic fevers became notifiable diseases in 1978. In 1980, an expatriate from Burkina Faso who was not seriously ill was confirmed by laboratory tests after his discharge from hospital. The second case occured in 2000: the patient died on the 11th day of admission to hospital. The problems we faced in the management of this case and the contact investigation - more than one hundred contacts - highlighted the need for national recommendations in the Netherlands.