Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059
Volume 19, Number 2—February 2013
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Perspective
To control this disease, funding and research should be prioritized on the basis of determined needs.
Synopses
A short prodrome in children is associated with more severe disease and increased risk for death.
Supplementary immunization activities are crucial to reduce the number of susceptible children.
Particularly vulnerable are health care workers who do not use personal protective equipment and persons who do not wash hands after traditional burial practices.
Research
Clinicians should consider this virus in the differential diagnosis of hepatitis, regardless of patient travel history.
Close postdischarge follow-up could help prevent future severe respiratory disease.
Neighboring but independent (unlinked) plague foci coexist in Algeria and Libya.
Plague Outbreak in Libya, 2009
Viral sequences analyzed indicate recent virus movement and support the need for surveillance.
Historical Review
The complex and controversial history of this centuries-old public health strategy offers guidance for its future use.
Dispatches
Letters
Books and Media
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Outbreak of a New Strain of Flu at a Fair
Length: 9:43
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