| Literature DB >> 26055749 |
Marcelo A C S Vieira1, Alessandro P M Romano2, Amaríles S Borba2, Eliana V P Silva2, Jannifer O Chiang2, Kelsen D Eulálio2, Raimunda S S Azevedo2, Sueli G Rodrigues2, Walfrido S Almeida-Neto2, Pedro F C Vasconcelos2.
Abstract
A Brazilian ranch worker with encephalitis and flaccid paralysis was evaluated in the regional Acute Encephalitis Syndromic Surveillance Program. This was the first Brazilian patient who met the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmation criteria for West Nile virus disease. Owing to the overlapping of neurological manifestations attributable to several viral infections of the central nervous system, this report exemplifies the importance of human acute encephalitis surveillance. The syndromic approach to human encephalitis cases may enable early detection of the introduction of unusual virus or endemic occurrence of potentially alarming diseases within a region. © The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26055749 PMCID: PMC4530764 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0170
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg ISSN: 0002-9637 Impact factor: 2.345