the virus subordinate Fever From Lassa, it is often compared to a virus Ebola to symptoms Similar to what causes it, it was first identified in England since 2009. The three infected people were returning from a trip to West Africa, so these are imported cases. Patients are not contaminated on British soil. the British Health Security Agency Today I reported that one patient unfortunately died of infection at Bedfordshire Hospital. Despite this death, health risks For the general population is low. Investigations are conducted to determine case contacts Among the health staff who took care of the injured patient and took the necessary measures to protect him.
Lassa fever is a hemorrhagic fever caused by a family virus Arena. The latter is transmitted through food or contaminated surfaces stool and urine from rat birth (Mastomys natalensis), its natural reservoir. Each year, their number is estimated to be between 100,000 and 300,000 people infected with virus Lassa fever, especially in Nigeria, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia where it is found endemic. There is no Serum to fightEpidemic In Africa, only one antiviral moleculethe ribavirin.
