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A fatal case of encephalitis associated with Chikungunya virus infection

2008; Informa; Volume: 40; Issue: 11-12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00365540802419055

1651-1980

Stefania Casolari, Elisabetta Briganti, Miriam Zanotti, Tiziano Zauli, Loredana Nicoletti, Fabio Magurano, Claudia Fortuna, Cristiano Fiorentini, Maria Grazia Ciufolini, Giovanni Rezza,

Malaria Research and Control

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 (1.5×108 copies/ml) in the cerebrospinal fluid 7 d after symptoms onset.