Notes from the Field: Rift Valley Fever Response - Kabale District, Uganda, March 2016.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
; 65(43): 1200-1201, 2016 Nov 04.
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ABSTRACT
On March 9, 2016, a male butcher from Kabale District, Uganda, aged 45 years, reported to the Kabale Regional Referral Hospital with fever, fatigue, and headache associated with black tarry stools and bleeding from the nose. One day later, a student aged 16 years from a different sub-county in Kabale District developed similar symptoms and was admitted to the same hospital. The student also had a history of contact with livestock. Blood specimens collected from both patients were sent for testing for Marburg virus disease, Ebola virus disease, Rift Valley fever (RVF), and Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic fever at the Uganda Virus Research Institute, as part of the viral hemorrhagic fevers surveillance program. The Uganda Virus Research Institute serves as the national viral hemorrhagic fever reference laboratory and hosts the national surveillance program for viral hemorrhagic fevers, in collaboration with the CDC Viral Special Pathogens Branch and the Uganda Ministry of Health.
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Asunto principal:
Fiebre del Valle del Rift
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Vigilancia de la Población
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Brotes de Enfermedades
Tipo de estudio:
Screening_studies
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Adolescent
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
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En
Revista:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Año:
2016
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Article