The First Imported Case of Lassa Fever in China-Implications for Global Health Surveillance  

作　　者：Qiyong Liu 

机构地区：[1]National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases,National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Beijing 102206,China [2]School of Public Health,Cheeloo College of Medicine,Shandong University,Jinan 250012,Shandong,China

出　　处：《Biomedical and Environmental Sciences》2025年第3期277-278,共2页生物医学与环境科学(英文版)

摘　　要：Lassa fever(LF)is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease caused by Lassa virus(LASV)[1].LASV is transmitted to humans primarily through direct contact with infected Mastomys rodents,or items polluted by infected rodents[2].LF is difficult to diagnose without laboratory tests because of its various symptoms,ranging from no symptoms to multiple organ failure and death[2].West Africa is the traditionally endemic regions for LF,with confirmed and sporadic outbreaks reported in countries,such as Nigeria,Burkina Faso and Guinea[2].LF cases have also been detected in some non-endemic regions due to international travels[3,4],for example,the United Kingdom found LF imported cases from Mali[5].This indicates that the countries are exposed to imported risks of LF due to the globalization.The recent publication[6]reported the first imported cases of LF in China,providing important insights into the understanding and control of the emerging infectious disease.

关 键 词：IMPORTED TRAVEL traditionally 

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