First report of an imported case of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in South Africa

Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is caused by hantavirus infection. Hantaviruses are not endemic to South Africa, and we report the first detection of an imported case of HFRS in the country. The case involved a traveller from Croatia who presented to a Johannesburg hospital with an acu...

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Published in:South African medical journal 2022-08, Vol.112 (8), p.29-31
Main Authors: Moolla, N, Adler, D, Blumberg, L, Glass, A, Grobbelaar, A, Le Roux, C, Paweska, J, Weyer, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Comparative analysis
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Hantavirus infections
Hantaviruses
Health aspects
Hemorrhagic fever
NICD
Risk factors
Travelers
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Summary:Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is caused by hantavirus infection. Hantaviruses are not endemic to South Africa, and we report the first detection of an imported case of HFRS in the country. The case involved a traveller from Croatia who presented to a Johannesburg hospital with an acute febrile illness with renal dysfunction. The patient reported visiting rurally located horse stables in Croatia before falling ill, and that a worker in the stables with similar illness was diagnosed with HFRS. Given the exposure history and clinical findings of the case, a clinical diagnosis of HFRS was made and confirmed by laboratory testing.
ISSN:0256-9574
2078-5135
DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v112i8.16540