Management of viral haemorrhagic fevers in Switzerland

S Hugonnet; Hugo Sax; D Pittet

doi:10.2807/esm.07.03.00340-en

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Management of viral haemorrhagic fevers in Switzerland

S Hugonnet¹, Hugo Sax¹, D Pittet¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Infection Control Programme and Medical Intensive Care Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland

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Citation style for this article: Hugonnet S, Sax Hugo, Pittet D. Management of viral haemorrhagic fevers in Switzerland. Euro Surveill. 2002;7(3):pii=340. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.07.03.00340-en Received: ; Accepted:

Abstract

Over the past years, there have been very few imported cases of VHF in Switzerland: one confirmed and four suspected cases of Ebola fever in Basel in 1994, two suspected cases of Ebola and Lassa fevers in Lausanne in 2000, and in the same year, six suspected cases of Lassa fever in Geneva. Given the considerable diversity in the management of patients with suspected or confirmed VHF, national guidelines are needed, as well as the establishment of a national reference centre.