Imported Lassa fever: A report of 2 cases in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorKyei, N.N.A.
dc.contributor.authorAbilba, M.M.
dc.contributor.authorKwawu, F.K.
dc.contributor.authorAgbenohevi, P.G.
dc.contributor.authorBonney, J.H.K.
dc.contributor.authorAgbemaple, T.K.
dc.contributor.authorNimo-Paintsil, S.C.
dc.contributor.authorAmpofo, W.
dc.contributor.authorOhene, S.-A.
dc.contributor.authorNyarko, E.O.
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-31T11:11:43Z
dc.date.available2017-10-31T11:11:43Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractBackground: Lassa fever is a potentially fatal acute viral illness caused by Lassa virus which is carried by rodents and is endemic in some West African countries. Importation of emerging infections such as Lassa fever, Ebola Virus Disease and other viral hemorrhagic fevers into non endemic regions is a growing threat particularly as international travel and commitments in resolving conflicts in endemic countries in the West Africa sub-region continue. Case presentation: We report the first two recorded imported cases of Lassa fever among Ghanaian Peace keepers in rural Liberia, who became ill while on Peace keeping mission. They were subsequently evacuated to the UN level IV hospital in Accra, where their illnesses were laboratory confirmed. One of the patients recovered with ribavirin treatment and supportive therapy. No secondary clinical cases occurred in Ghana. Conclusions: Healthcare providers at all levels of care should thus have a high index of suspicion for these infectious diseases and adopt standard infection control measures when treating patients in endemic regions or returning travelers from an endemic region with a febrile illness even of a known etiology.en_US
dc.identifier.issn14712334
dc.identifier.other10.1186/s12879-015-0956-2
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/22369
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd.en_US
dc.subjectEmerging infectious diseaseen_US
dc.subjectLassa feveren_US
dc.subjectMastomysen_US
dc.subjectViral hemorrhagic feversen_US
dc.subjectWest Africaen_US
dc.titleImported Lassa fever: A report of 2 cases in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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