Lassa fever

The National Institute of Communicable Diseases has reported the detection of an imported case of Lassa fever in South Africa, the first since 2007. In a.

The last case of Lassa fever in SA was reported in 2007 when a Nigerian citizen fell ill. Cases of Lassa fever in travellers returning from endemic countries are reported from time to time. Person-to-person transmission is mostly associated with the hospital setting where healthcare workers have contact with the infected blood and bodily fluids of a patient.

The National Institute of Communicable Diseases has identified a single case of Lassa fever in KwaZulu-Natal.

"Cases of Lassa fever in travellers returning from endemic countries are reported from time to time. "The rats are persistently infected and shed the virus in their urine and faeces. "He fell ill after entering South Africa and was hospitalised in a Pietermaritzburg hospital.

A case of Lassa fever was diagnosed in a man from KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases announced on Friday.

Cases of Lassa fever in travellers returning from endemic countries are reported from time to time, the NICD said. The rats are persistently infected and shed the virus in their urine and faeces. No secondary cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed at the time of this report,” the NICD said.

Health officials say he had extensively travelled in Nigeria before returning to South Africa. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases says he fell ...

He later succumbed to the hemorrhagic fever. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases says he fell ill after arriving back in the country and was hospitalised in Pietermaritzburg. Lab tests came back positive for the acute viral disease.

The NICD reported an imported case of Lassa fever on Friday. The man fell ill after he returned to SA from Nigeria. Unfortunately, he succumbed to the ...

A transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a number of Lassa virus virions adjacent to some cell debris. The virus, a member of the virus family en:Arenaviridae, causes en:Lassa fever. A transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a number of Lassa virus virions adjacent to some cell debris. The virus, a member of the virus family en:Arenaviridae, causes en:Lassa fever. Currently, efforts are underway to trace and monitor all possible contacts,” said the NICD. “[Lassa fever] can cause severe disease in about 20% of patients.

Health officials confirmed his death follows a visit to Nigeria. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says no secondary cases have since ...

“Lassa fever is a viral infection that is endemic to the West African countries and mostly reported from Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria. Lassa fever is less frequently reported from Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Ivory Coast. Up to 300 000 cases of Lassa fever, with about 5000 deaths, are recorded annually in the endemic countries. However, the NICD says person-to-person transmission is not common, and mostly associated with the hospital-setting where healthcare workers have contact with the infected blood and bodily fluids of a patient. The virus is found in certain rats and can be transmitted to humans.

A case of Lassa fever was diagnosed in a man from KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases announced on Friday.

Cases of Lassa fever in travellers returning from endemic countries are reported from time to time, the NICD said. The rats are persistently infected and shed the virus in their urine and faeces. No secondary cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed at the time of this report,” the NICD said.

The NICD said they diagnosed a man, who used to travel to Nigeria, with Lassa fever Thursday after tests and the man later died in the hospital.

Recently, in February 2022, an imported case of Lassa fever with secondary cases were identified in the United Kingdom." Puren said. No secondary cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed at the time of this report," said NICD Executive Director Adrian Puren, who stressed that person-to-person transmission of Lassa fever is not common. The diagnosis of Lassa fever was confirmed through laboratory testing conducted at the NICD. Sadly, the man succumbed to the infection.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says a man from Kwazulu Natal has died after testing positive for Lassa.

Person-to-person transmission of the virus does not occur readily and the virus is not spread through casual contact and is mostly associated with the hospital setting where healthcare workers have contact with the infected blood and bodily fluids of a patient. Humans can come into contact with the virus through direct contact or inhalation of the virus in areas that are infested with the infected rats. The rats are persistently infected and shed the virus in their urine and faeces.

On 22 April 2022, the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene of Guinea declared a Lassa fever outbreak following the laboratory confirmation of two cases from ...

However, since Lassa fever is endemic in Liberia and Sierra Leone due to the presence of Mastomys rodents, the risk of exposure is present in these two countries. - Health workers caring for suspected or confirmed cases of Lassa fever should take additional infection control measures to avoid contact with the patient's blood or body fluids and contaminated surfaces or materials such as clothing and bed linens. Although Guéckédou is located in proximity to the international borders with Liberia and Sierra Leone, the risk of cross-border transmission of cases can be considered low. The risk for this outbreak at the national level is considered high, because Lassa virus is endemic in the country associated with the presence of the animal host reservoir, Mastomys rats. On 22 April 2022, the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene of Guinea declared a Lassa fever outbreak following the laboratory confirmation of two cases from the Guéckédou prefecture in the southeast of Guinea. Lassa fever is endemic in several countries in West Africa and Guinea has previously reported outbreaks as well as sporadic cases. The Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene has: Although to a lesser extent, transmission can also occur from human-to-human through direct contact with blood or bodily fluids of an infected person, mainly in a hospital setting, due to the lack of adequate infection prevention and control measures. In addition, there are limited financial, human and logistical resources and the Guinean health system has been severely overwhelmed since last year. On 16 April, he presented with chest pain and insomnia and sought care at a private clinic on 18 April. On 28 April, he sought care at the provincial hospital for symptoms including fever, headache, vomiting, thoracic pain and bloody stools. On 18 April, the case sought medical care, and was admitted to a hospital on 19 April. The case received home care for five days since symptom onset and consulted two health facilities, which resulted in 141 reported contacts. On 20 April, a blood sample was collected from the suspected case, and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analyses were performed at the Guéckédou hemorrhagic fever laboratory for Ebola, Marburg and Lassa fever. The case tested negative for Ebola and Marburg on 20 April but was confirmed positive for Lassa fever on 21 April. On 22 April, a second test was conducted at the reference laboratory in Conakry, which tested positive again.

South African health authorities reported today a case of Lassa fever diagnosed in a man from KwaZulu-Natal on 12 May 2022. Image/Alvaro1984 18.

Cases of Lassa fever in travelers returning from endemic countries are reported from time-to-time. No secondary cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed at the time of this report. The diagnosis of Lassa fever was confirmed through laboratory testing conducted at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, a Division of the National Health Laboratory Service. Sadly, the man succumbed to the infection.