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Yellow fever in a traveller returning from Suriname to the Netherlands, March 2017.

Authors :
Wouthuyzen-Bakker M
Knoester M
van den Berg AP
GeurtsvanKessel CH
Koopmans MP
Van Leer-Buter C
Oude Velthuis B
Pas SD
Ruijs WL
Schmidt-Chanasit J
Vreden SG
van der Werf TS
Reusken CB
Bierman WF
Source :
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin [Euro Surveill] 2017 Mar 16; Vol. 22 (11).
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

A Dutch traveller returning from Suriname in early March 2017, presented with fever and severe acute liver injury. Yellow fever was diagnosed by (q)RT-PCR and sequencing. During hospital stay, the patient's condition deteriorated and she developed hepatic encephalopathy requiring transfer to the intensive care. Although yellow fever has not been reported in the last four decades in Suriname, vaccination is recommended by the World Health Organization for visitors to this country.<br /> (This article is copyright of The Authors, 2017.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1560-7917
Volume :
22
Issue :
11
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
28333617
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.11.30488