Volume 15, Number 8—August 2009
Perspective
Response to Imported Case of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever, the Netherlands
Table
Type of contact | Date of exposure, Jul | No. persons | Risk for exposure | Measures | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Temperature monitoring 2×/day | Daily temperature reporting to health authorities | Asked to limit travel and to not leave the country | ||||
Household/family contacts | 2–8 | 4 | High | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Persons exposed in hospital ward | 5–7 | 6 | High | Yes | Yes | Yes |
GP of the index case-patient | 5 | 1 | High | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Healthcare workers, Elkerliek Hospital | 7 | 33 | High | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Local laboratory workers | 5–7 | 18 | High | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Ambulance staff | 7 | 2 | Low | Yes | No | No |
Health care workers, LUMC | 7–11 | 66 | Low | Yes | No | No |
*GP, general practitioner; LUMC, Leiden University Medical Centre.
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