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

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 la...

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Main Authors: Ioannis Veliziotis, Alain Roman, Delphine Martiny, Gerlind Schuldt, Marc Claus, Nicolas Dauby, Sigi Van den Wijngaert, Charlotte Martin, Rakan Nasreddine, Claudia Perandones, Romain Mahieu, Corien Swaan, Serge Van Praet, Deborah Konopnicki, Maria A. Morales, Denis Malvy, Etienne Stevens, Philippe Dechamps, Erika Vlieghe, Olivier Vandenberg, Stephan Günther, Michèle Gérard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Junin virus
New World arenaviruses
viruses
Argentine hemorrhagic fever
travel
ribavirin
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0275_article

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