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- Title
Outbreak of acute renal failure in Panama in 2006: a case-control study.
- Authors
Rentz, E Danielle; Lewis, Lauren; Mujica, Oscar J; Barr, Dana B; Schier, Joshua G; Weerasekera, Gayanga; Kuklenyik, Peter; McGeehin, Michael; Osterloh, John; Wamsley, Jacob; Lum, Washington; Alleyne, Camilo; Sosa, Nestor; Motta, Jorge; Rubin, Carol
- Abstract
In September 2006, a Panamanian physician reported an unusual number of patients with unexplained acute renal failure frequently accompanied by severe neurological dysfunction. Twelve (57%) of 21 patients had died of the illness. This paper describes the investigation into the cause of the illness and the source of the outbreak.
- Publication
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2008, Vol 86, Issue 10, p749
- ISSN
1564-0604
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2471/blt.07.049965