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New Jersey Case Exposes Surveillance Holes
The Lassa fever death of a man in New Jersey exposed weaknesses in the public health surveillance meant to catch Ebola cases.
The man was undergoing routine monitoring for Ebola after returning from Liberia 2 weeks ago, according to the CDC. But when he developed a fever, instead of checking in with county health officials he went to a hospital—where he says no when asked whether he had traveled to West Africa. They initially sent him home with antibiotics. He returned 3 days later, was found to have Lassa fever, and died several days later.
NPR (http://www.npr.org/sections/
Related: CDC: 150 Possibly Had Contact With NJ Man Who Died of Lassa Fever - AP (http://6abc.com/health/cdc-
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