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

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.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 26(2020), 7 vom: 03. Juli, Seite 1562-1566

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Veliziotis, Ioannis [VerfasserIn]
Roman, Alain [VerfasserIn]
Martiny, Delphine [VerfasserIn]
Schuldt, Gerlind [VerfasserIn]
Claus, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Dauby, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Van den Wijngaert, Sigi [VerfasserIn]
Martin, Charlotte [VerfasserIn]
Nasreddine, Rakan [VerfasserIn]
Perandones, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Mahieu, Romain [VerfasserIn]
Swaan, Corien [VerfasserIn]
Van Praet, Serge [VerfasserIn]
Konopnicki, Deborah [VerfasserIn]
Morales, Maria A [VerfasserIn]
Malvy, Denis [VerfasserIn]
Stevens, Etienne [VerfasserIn]
Dechamps, Philippe [VerfasserIn]
Vlieghe, Erika [VerfasserIn]
Vandenberg, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Günther, Stephan [VerfasserIn]
Gérard, Michèle [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

49717AWG6K
Amides
Antiviral drugs
Argentine hemorrhagic fever
Belgium
Case Reports
Clinical management
Containment
EW5GL2X7E0
Favipiravir
JUNV
Journal Article
Junin virus
New World arenaviruses
Public health
Pyrazines
Ribavirin
Travel
Viruses

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 18.06.2021

Date Revised 18.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid2607.200275

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308568508