Two confirmed cases of Lassa fever in England
Posted on February 12, 2022 by KD.
Two people in east England have been diagnosed with Lassa fever an acute viral disease, reports the BBC. The sick had returned from West Africa.
A third “probable” case is also being investigated and being treated at Bedfordshire NHS hospital, the said UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) With. According to the authority, these are cases within the same family in east England.
As the BBC informed, the infection occurs with the Lassa virus usually through contact with food or household items contaminated with the urine or feces of infected rats. The virus can also be transmitted through infected bodily fluids.
The disease usually causes fever and flu-like symptoms, but can also cause bleeding in the nose, mouth, and other parts of the body. Most patients make a full recovery, but severe cases can be fatal. It is considered a “cousin” of Ebola and is endemic to some West African countries. There is no vaccine once morest it.
according to dr Susan Hopkins, Senior Medical Advisor to the UKHSA, cases of Lassa fever are rare in the UK. The disease is not easily transmitted from person to person and the overall risk to the public is very low.
the BBC reports eight cases of Lassa fever since 1980 introduced to Great Britain; the last two in 2009. According to the UKHSA there was no evidence of onward transmission in any of these cases.
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