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Clinical Management of Argentine Hemorrhagic Fever using Ribavirin and Favipiravir, Belgium, 2020

Authors :
Ioannis Veliziotis
Alain Roman
Delphine Martiny
Gerlind Schuldt
Marc Claus
Nicolas Dauby
Sigi Van den Wijngaert
Charlotte Martin
Rakan Nasreddine
Claudia Perandones
Romain Mahieu
Corien Swaan
Serge Van Praet
Deborah Konopnicki
Maria A. Morales
Denis Malvy
Etienne Stevens
Philippe Dechamps
Erika Vlieghe
Olivier Vandenberg
Stephan Günther
Michèle Gérard
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 7, Pp 1562-1566 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020.

Abstract

We report a case of Argentine hemorrhagic fever diagnosed in a woman in Belgium who traveled from a disease-endemic area. Patient management included supportive care and combination therapy with ribavirin and favipiravir. Of 137 potential contacts, including friends, relatives, and healthcare and laboratory workers, none showed development of clinical symptoms of this disease.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
26
Issue :
7
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.250fbb6838694d79b42448ec8dacc6c9
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.200275