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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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2020-07, Vol.26 (7), p.1562-1566
Hauptverfasser: Veliziotis, Ioannis, Roman, Alain, Martiny, Delphine, Schuldt, Gerlind, Claus, Marc, Dauby, Nicolas, Van den Wijngaert, Sigi, Martin, Charlotte, Nasreddine, Rakan, Perandones, Claudia, Mahieu, Romain, Swaan, Corien, Van Praet, Serge, Konopnicki, Deborah, Morales, Maria A, Malvy, Denis, Stevens, Etienne, Dechamps, Philippe, Vlieghe, Erika, Vandenberg, Olivier, Günther, Stephan, Gérard, Michèle
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Sprache:eng
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Airway management
Antiviral drugs
Argentine hemorrhagic fever
Case reports
Clinical Management of Argentine Hemorrhagic Fever using Ribavirin and Favipiravir, Belgium, 2020
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Hemorrhagic fevers
Hospitalization
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Influenza
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Junin virus
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Lassa fever
Levetiracetam
Medical personnel
Meropenem
New World arenaviruses
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Plasma
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Ribavirin
Tazobactam
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2607.200275