Novel Paramyxovirus Associated with Severe Acute Febrile Disease, South Sudan and Uganda, 2012
César G. Albariño, Michael Foltzer, Jonathan S. Towner, Lory A. Rowe, Shelley Campbell, Carlos M. Jaramillo, Brian H. Bird, DeeAnn M. Reeder, Megan E. Vodzak, Paul Rota, Maureen G. Metcalfe, Christina F. Spiropoulou, Barbara Knust, Joel P. Vincent, Michael A. Frace, Stuart T. Nichol, Pierre E. Rollin, and Ute Ströher
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (C.G. Albariño, J.S. Towner, L.A. Rowe, S. Campbell, B.H. Bird, P. Rota, M.G. Metcalfe, C.F. Spiropoulou, B. Knust, J.P. Vincent, M.A. Frace, S.T. Nichol, P.E. Rollin, U. Ströher); Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA (M. Foltzer, C.M. Jaramillo); Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA (D.M. Reeder, M.E. Vodzak)
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Figure 1. A) Maculopapular eruption observed on the back and arms of 25-year-old female wildlife biologist infected with a novel paramyxovirus related to rubula-like viruses isolated from fruit bats, on hospitalization day 2B) Bone marrow biopsy sample showing macrocytic hemophagocytosis (possible granulocyte infiltration).
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