Murray Valley encephalitis in an adult traveller complicated by long-term flaccid paralysis: case report and review of the literature.
Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) virus, a mosquito-borne flavivirus, is the most common cause of viral encephalitis in the tropical 'Top End' of northern Australia. Clinical encephalitis due to MVE virus has a mortality rate of approximately 30%, with a similar proportion of patients being...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2007
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