University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Oct;16(10):1598-600. doi: 10.3201/eid1610.100774.
We report a case of Lassa fever in a US traveler who visited rural Liberia, became ill while in country, sought medical care upon return to the United States, and subsequently had his illness laboratory confirmed. The patient recovered with supportive therapy. No secondary cases occurred.
我们报告了一例美国旅行者感染拉沙热的病例。该旅行者曾前往利比里亚农村地区旅游,在利比里亚期间患病,返回美国后寻求医疗救治,随后其疾病经实验室确诊。该患者接受支持性治疗后康复。未发生继发感染病例。