Hirsch-Institute of Tropical Medicine, Asella, Ethiopia.
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Jun;98(6):1599-1602. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0470. Epub 2018 Apr 19.
We report epidemiological and clinical aspects of an outbreak of louse-borne relapsing fever (LBRF) in Asella in Arsi Zone, central Ethiopia, from July to November 2016. A total of 63 LBRF cases were reported. The overall case fatality rate was 13% among treated patients. In this article, the first-line epidemiological assessment, individual prevention and control measures, and public health investigations and interventions in relation to this outbreak are described. Treatment recommendations for resource-limited settings are discussed by review of the latest literature.
我们报告了 2016 年 7 月至 11 月在埃塞俄比亚中阿塞拉地区的阿塞拉爆发虱子传播性回归热(LBRF)的流行病学和临床方面。共报告了 63 例 LBRF 病例。在接受治疗的患者中,总病死率为 13%。在本文中,描述了与该疫情相关的一线流行病学评估、个体预防和控制措施以及公共卫生调查和干预。通过最新文献的回顾,讨论了资源有限环境下的治疗建议。