Imported Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers in the UK since 1970
Table showing confirmed Lassa fever cases
|
Year of importation |
Imported from |
Case occupation |
|
1971 |
Sierra Leone |
Nurse |
|
1971 |
Sierra Leone |
Physician |
|
1975 |
Nigeria |
Physician |
|
1976 |
Nigeria |
Engineer |
|
1981 |
Nigeria |
Teacher |
|
1982 |
Nigeria |
Diplomat |
|
1984 |
Sierra Leone |
Geologist |
|
1985 |
Sierra Leone |
Nurse |
|
2000 |
Sierra Leone |
Peacekeeper |
|
2003 |
Sierra Leone |
Peacekeeper |
Notes
- No case of Ebola or Marburg has ever been imported into the UK.
- A fatal case of probable Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever was diagnosed in 1997 in an elderly person who had travelled to Zimbabwe.
Last reviewed: 23 October 2008