The first case of Lassa fever imported from Mali to the United Kingdom, February 2009

S Atkin; S Anaraki; P Gothard; A Walsh; D Brown; R Gopal; J Hand; D Morgan

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The first case of Lassa fever imported from Mali to the United Kingdom, February 2009
S Atkin¹ , S Anaraki¹ , P Gothard² , A Walsh³ , D Brown⁴ , R Gopal⁴ , J Hand⁴ , D Morgan³
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Affiliations: ¹ Health Protection Agency, North East and North Central London Health Protection Unit, London, United Kingdom ² Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom ³ Health Protection Agency, Gastrointestinal, Emerging and Zoonotic Infections (GEZI) Department, Centre for Infections, Colindale, United Kingdom ⁴ Virus Reference Dept (V.R.D), Centre for Infections, Colindale, United Kingdom

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Citation style for this article: Atkin S, Anaraki S, Gothard P, Walsh A, Brown D, Gopal R, Hand J, Morgan D. The first case of Lassa fever imported from Mali to the United Kingdom, February 2009. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(10):pii=19145. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.10.19145-en Received: 06 Mar 2009

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This is the first case of Lassa fever to be imported from Mali to the United Kingdom. This paper discusses the investigations, the virological analysis, the surveillance and management of contacts undertaken following a case of Lassa fever.

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