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Case Reports
. 1981 Jul;30(4):855-61.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1981.30.855.

Arbovirus infections among laboratory personnel in Ibadan, Nigeria

O Tomori, T P Monath, E H O'Connor, V H Lee, C B Cropp
Case Reports

Arbovirus infections among laboratory personnel in Ibadan, Nigeria

O Tomori et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1981 Jul.

Abstract

Laboratory-acquired infections encountered between 1963 and 1977 among personnel of the Virus Research Laboratory, Ibadan, Nigeria, are reported. Two cases of chikungunya infection occurred and one each with Dugbe, Wesselsbron, and dengue viruses. In each case, virus was isolated or development of antibody demonstrated. Among virus and two each to chikungunya and Rift Valley fever viruses, without experiencing any clinically recognized disease.

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