Lassa and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses, Mali

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 999 - 1002
• Main Authors: Baumann, Jan, Knüpfer, Mandy, Ouedraogo, Judicael, Traoré, Brehima Y, Heitzer, Asli, Kané, Bourama, Maiga, Belco, Sylla, Mariam, Kouriba, Bouréma, Wölfel, Roman
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01-05-2019; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Bamako; Beef cattle; CCHFV; Communicable diseases; Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus; Diagnostic errors; Dispatch; Headache; Health aspects; Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo - classification; Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo - genetics; Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - epidemiology; Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean - virology; Hemorrhagic fevers; Humans; Intelligence gathering; Lassa fever; Lassa Fever - epidemiology; Lassa Fever - virology; Lassa virus; Lassa virus - classification; Lassa virus - genetics; Lassa Virus and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Mali; LASV; Malaria; Mali; Mali - epidemiology; Medical personnel; Myalgia; Pathogenic microorganisms; Public Health Surveillance; Workers; Mali; Congo (Kinshasa); Germany; viruses; Mali; hemorrhagic fever; CCHFV; LASV; Lassa virus; Bamako; Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2505.181047

We report detection of Lassa virus and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus infections in the area of Bamako, the capital of Mali. Our investigation found 2 cases of infection with each of these viruses. These results show the potential for both of these viruses to be endemic to Mali.