Handling patients with suspected Lassa fever entering Great Britain

Abstract

A special isolation unit has been created at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, for the reception of patients arriving in Great Britain from West Africa with suspected Lassa fever. The management of such patients and the operation of the unit are described. Experience during the first eighteen months of operation has been very satisfactory and valuable lessons have been learned concerning the diagnosis and treatment of Lassa fever and the nursing of patients.