A fatal case of encephalitis associated with Chikungunya virus infection
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 40 (11-12), 995-996
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540802419055
Abstract
An outbreak of Chikungunya fever occurred in north-east Italy in the summer of 2007. Only 1 fatal case was observed, in an 83-y-old male hospitalized with encephalitis. Viral genome was detected at high level (1.5 x 10(8) copies/ml) in the cerebrospinal fluid 7 d after symptoms onset.Keywords
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