Outbreak of West Nile Virus Infection, Volgograd Region, Russia, 1999

Outbreak of West Nile Virus Infection, Volgograd Region, Russia, 1999

From July 25 to October 1, 1999, 826 patients were admitted to Volgograd Region, Russia, hospitals with acute aseptic meningoencephalitis, meningitis, or fever consistent with arboviral infection. Of 84 cases of meningoencephalitis, 40 were fatal. Fourteen brain specimens were positive in reverse tr...

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Main Authors: Alexander E. Platonov, German A. Shipulin, Olga Yu. Shipulina, Elena N. Tyutyunnik, Tatyana I. Frolochkina, Robert S. Lanciotti, Svetlana Yazyshina, Olga V. Platonova, Igor L. Obukhov, Alexander N. Zhukov, Yury Ya. Vengerov, Valenin I. Pokrovskii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Russia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/1/70-0128_article
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Summary:From July 25 to October 1, 1999, 826 patients were admitted to Volgograd Region, Russia, hospitals with acute aseptic meningoencephalitis, meningitis, or fever consistent with arboviral infection. Of 84 cases of meningoencephalitis, 40 were fatal. Fourteen brain specimens were positive in reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assays, confirming the presence of West Nile/Kunjin virus.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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