A fatal case of encephalitis associated with Chikungunya virus infection

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作者
Casolari, Stefania [2 ]
Briganti, Elisabetta [2 ]
Zanotti, Miriam [2 ]
Zauli, Tiziano [2 ]
Nicoletti, Loredana [1 ]
Magurano, Fabio [1 ]
Fortuna, Claudia [1 ]
Fiorentini, Cristiano [1 ]
Ciufolini, Maria Grazia [1 ]
Rezza, Giovanni [1 ]
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[1] Ist Super Sanita, Dept Infect Parasit & Immunomediated Dis, I-00161 Rome, Italy
[2] Osped Santa Maria, Dept Infect Dis, Ravenna, Italy
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10.1080/00365540802419055
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
摘要
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 (1.5108 copies/ml) in the cerebrospinal fluid 7 d after symptoms onset.
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