Clinical Management of Argentine Hemorrhagic Fever using Ribavirin and Favipiravir, Belgium, 2020. : Emerg Infect Dis

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Veliziotis, I. | Roman, A. | Martiny, D. | Schuldt, G. | Claus, M. | Dauby, N. | van den Wijngaert, S. | Martin, C. | Nasreddine, R. | Perandones, C. | Mahieu, R. | Swaan, C. | van Praet, S. | Konopnicki, D. | Morales, M. A. | Malvy, Denis | Stevens, E. | Dechamps, P. | Vlieghe, E. | Vandenberg, O. | Gunther, S. | Gerard, M.

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International audience. We report a case of Argentine hemorrhagic fever diagnosed in a woman in Belgium who traveled from a disease-endemic area. Patient management included supportive care and combination therapy with ribavirin and favipiravir. Of 137 potential contacts, including friends, relatives, and healthcare and laboratory workers, none showed development of clinical symptoms of this disease.

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