TABLE 3.
Examples of cases of suspected or proven infection with RG‐4 agents, occurring outside their natural context (importation by returning travellers, and one laboratory accident)
| Year | Country | Disease | Patient | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–2003 | UK | Lassa | Ten cases in travellers returning from Sierra Leone or Nigeria (one fatal in 2000) | [33] |
| 2004 | Russia (Siberia) | Ebola | Laboratory accident involving one scientist (fatal) | [34] |
| 2006 | Germany | Lassa | Traveller returning from Sierra Leone (confirmed case) | [35] |
| 2008 | The Netherlands | Marburg | Traveller returning from Uganda (confirmed case) | [36] |
| 2009 | UK | Lassa | Traveller returning from Nigeria (confirmed case, fatal) | [37] |
| 2009 | USA | Marburg | Traveller returning from Uganda in 2008 (diagnosed retrospectively) | [38] |
| 2009 | UK | Lassa | Traveller returning from Mali (confirmed case, fatal) | [39] |
ECDC, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.