US EditionHeemskerk streets locked down for hours over man with tropical disease at GP practice
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According to the first unofficial information, man would suffer from Lassa fever. ...
A man reported to a GP who felt very ill. He was taken to the LUMC in Leiden.
A man who may have a highly contagious disease reported to a GP practice in Heemskerk (North Holland) on Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson for the safety region confirmed reports by NH Nieuws.
Heemskerk streets locked down for hours over man with tropical disease at GP practice
The emergency services locked down several streets in Heemskerk for several hours on Thursday evening after a man showed up at a GP practice with a possibly contagious tropical disease. Sources involved told NOS that it could be Lassa fever.
A man who walked into a GP practice in the Dutch Heemskerk on Thursday afternoon may have Lassa fever, according to those involved, De Telegraaf reports. Lassa fever is a highly contagious disease from the tropics. The practice and the neighbourhood were sealed off for hours.
Heemskerk GP practice cordoned off after patient with potentially highly contagious disease arrives. Emergency services isolate man with general malaise. Neighbourhood quiet despite incident.
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