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Lessons learnt from imported cases and onward transmission of Lassa fever in Europe support broader management of viral haemorrhagic fevers
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Roger+Hewson&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hewson Roger</a></span>. Lessons learnt from imported cases and onward transmission of Lassa fever in Europe support broader management of viral haemorrhagic fevers. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2017;22(39):pii=17-00661. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.39.17-00661" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.39.17-00661</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 21 Sept 2017;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 27 Sept 2017 </span> </p>
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